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be burdensome. A little ground neatly kept is more attractive than 

 more ground not well maintained. On a small farm 2 acres can 

 often be made to accommodate the buildings, with fruit and 

 vegetable gardens, adequate for a small family (fig. 16), while on 

 larger places 10 acres or more may not be inappropriate. 



If a formal flower garden (see figs. 4 and 36^ or other features 

 that require special attention in maintenance are desired, the grounds 

 should be so planned that these features may be added after the 

 other portions are developed and the amount of care which they will 

 require has been determined from experience. In this way, features 



FIG. 17. A familiar type of farm or tenant house in many parts of the country. 



Compare with figure 18. 



calling for special maintenance will be limited to the labor avail- 

 able. No rules can be laid down as to the character or extent of land- 

 scape development that can reasonably be maintained. One person 

 will slip into the garden for five minutes two or three times a day 

 as .a relaxation from regular work and almost unconsciously pull a 

 weed here, train a vine there, and so have a large part of the work 

 done without realizing it, while another can not accomplish this 

 without a special trip for the purpose. The personal tastes of the 

 members of the family will determine very largely .the extent and 

 character of the development. 



