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PLANNING THE HOME GROUNDS 



to have flowers, and in a city back yard where space is 

 limited, the climbing plants can be trained up the side of 

 the fence. The borders can be filled with plants which 

 mature early and which can be pulled up to make a place 

 for others later. A later study of crop rotation and 

 combination of plants will enable us to undertake this 

 project intelligently. 



Planning for pleasure. Every house lot of any size 

 ought to be planned for pleasure and for profit. We need 



out-of-door exercise in the 

 form of games as well as 

 in the form bf work. 

 Tether ball, Russian nine- 

 pins, volley ball, quoits, 

 or basket ball will give 

 splendid exercise in a 

 limited amount of space, 

 as not over 50 to 200 

 square feet are needed 

 for any of the above- 

 mentioned games. What 

 is better than a good ten- 

 nis court, a croquet lawn, 

 or to be more scientific, a 

 roque court? If we have 

 a barn or garage on the 

 place with a flat wall 

 having no windows, we 

 can with very little ex- 

 pense and trouble make a 

 hand-ball court. And if there is room inside, this can be 

 used both winter and summer, giving us splendid exercise. 



Russian ninepins. Ball must go around a 

 post (to the left of picture but not shown 

 here) before it strikes the pins. Score as 

 in bowling. - - . , 



