FOR FARM AND HOME PLANTING 



The farm home as desired today, made pleasing by good architecture 

 and proper landscape plantings 



collects and has no channels through which it may drain away. Gener- 

 ally, where we find good soil drainage, we also find it well air drained but 

 there are many exceptions to this rule. 



The third requisite is sunshine. Sunshine makes a dwelling bright, 

 cheerful and attractive as well as exercising a great beneficial influence 

 in maintaining its healthfulness. Direct exposure to sunlight kills 

 most germs. Germs thrive best in a dark, moist atmosphere. A dwelling 

 or barn then, with plenty of windows exposed to the direct rays of the sun, 

 is a great help in maintaining pleasant and healthful surroundings. 



That a site for a building should possess these three requisites, namely, 

 soil drainage, air drainage and sunlight is of first importance. 



Selecting the House Site. The future value and pleasantness of the 

 farm home will depend also upon a proper consideration of the aesthetic 

 qualities of the site for the house. 



The house should be situated some little distance back from the main 

 road. It is a common error to find the average farm house entirely too 

 near the public road to give that privacy and air of dignity and refinement 

 which may be obtained by a proper treatment of a farm grounds, possess- 

 ing an ample front lawn. Today, with the increased traffic on the country 



