FOR FARM AND HOME PLANTING 



After Planting. Same place as preceding picture but about three years later. 

 Was planting worth while? 



A slight knoll generally makes an ideal site for a building. If the land 

 is level and such a spot is not available, a building should be set rather 

 high on its foundation and the soil from the excavation with a little addi- 

 tional filling, will tend to obtain at least a portion of these advantages. 

 On farms that are hilly and rough, ideal sites may be found, sites, too, 

 that would prove of very little value for farming purposes. 



THE PLANTING PLAN 



In the development of the home grounds, there is need of a precon- 

 ceived plan. This plan should be conceived in a general way when the 

 building sites are being selected but the details may best be worked out 

 after the buildings have been constructed and the drives and walks have 

 been laid out. While the need for a plan is real and its existence essential, 

 there is no necessity of carrying it out all at once. The execution of the 

 plan may be gradual; the most important parts of it may be developed 

 first and the remaining parts as circumstances permit. In fact, this 

 gradual development is often desirable as the experience gained the first 

 year or so often suggests desirable changes for future work. Under such 

 conditions, a plan drawn to a definite scale, furnishing a definite record 

 for future reference, is very essential as it insures the progressive develop- 

 ment of the scheme that otherwise might be forgotten. 



