INDEX 



Abandoned lands, significance of, 31. 

 Agricultural statistics, 8; what they 



do not show, 10. 

 Agricultm-ists, what they have done, 8. 

 Air space required in cow stables, 281. 

 Anglo-Saxon, cause of superiority, 50. 

 Animal, necessity of exercise for, 278; 



voidings, how cared for in stables. 

 Asphalt for stable floors, 292. l^TT. 



Bailey, Professor L. H., quoted, 7. 



Bailey, chap, xiv, 237. 



Balloon frames, 129. 



Barns, 288; basement, location of, 268; 

 building the basement, 266; connected 

 by covered way to house, 257; dis- 

 cussion of, 249; distance to locate 

 from house, 257; economy in con- 

 struction, 253; excavations for, 268; 

 high large ones preferable, 253; loca- 

 tion of, 255; octagonal, discussion of, 

 254; planning, 259; size required, 249; 

 water supply for, 261; why large ones 

 are required, 250. 



Barnyards, open ones objectionable, 

 258; paddocks are preferable to, 259. 



Basement barns, bridging for, 269; lo- 

 cation of, 268; on level ground, 269; 

 floors, how to con.struct, 277; walls, 

 how to prevent dampness on, 275; 

 wood preferable to stone, 275. 



Beauty and utility should be com- 

 bined, 107. 



Bonanza farming, cause of decline. 

 36-38. 



Brick used in stable floors, 278. 



Building the barn, chap, xvii, 288; 

 framing, 289; horse stables, 294; 



lightning rods on baras, 296; paint- 

 ing the barn, 296; plank frames, 290; 

 protecting the root-cellar, 289; re- 

 pairing old barn floors, 293; roof 

 of barns, 296; stable floors, 292; win- 

 dows, 295. 



Cattle, stanchions for, 284. 



Cement, Portland, cost and mixing of, 

 274; proportion of, to sand in mortar, 

 273.* 



Changes in houses, considei-ations, 85. 



Children, city and country compared, 3. 



Cisterns as a source of water supply, 

 263. 



Cleanliness, and sanitation, water sup- 

 ply and sewage, chap, xii, 204; bac- 

 teria, harmful and beneficial, 204-206; 

 bath room, 210; bath tubs, 213; cess 

 pools, 220; closets, 210; disinfectants. 

 207; dry-earth closets, 222; kitchen 

 sink, 212; laundry, 214; outhouses, 

 216; personal cleanliness, 209; pipes, 

 212; sewage, 219; water closets, 214; 

 water supply, 217. 



College buildings and what they illus- 

 trate, 104. 



Colleges. Land Grant, aim of, 14; en- 

 dowment, 14; data of incomes, 15. 



Competence, how obtained, 20. 



Concentration of barns, 84. 



Counsel at the right time, 69. 



Country churches, 119. 



Counti-y life, what it stands for, 74; 

 what things have no place i<i it, 74. 



Country school houses, 119-122. 



Cows, air space required for, 280, 281; 

 mangers for, section of, 286. 



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