Beautifying the Farmstead. 

 LOCATION OF THE BUILDINGS. 



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The appropriate size of the grounds is dependent on the size arid 

 style of the house and of the farm and farmstead as a whole. The 

 more pretentious the buildings, the more ground is required to give 

 a proper setting. Cramped grounds dwarf the effect. Too much 

 ground is undesirable because the care required is out of propor- 

 tion to the needs. 



The essentials of a good design for a home are that the buildings 

 and er rounds shall be comfortable, convenient, appropriate, and 



I'i<;. is. A transformation in the appearance of the house shown in figure 17, made 



by attention to details. 



attractive. This holds whether the place be large or small, whether 

 there is one small house on a small lot or whether there are several 

 larjre buildings on a farm. The first three conditions should be 

 solved with the fourth constantly in mind, so that all will be w T orked 

 out together. 



Sometimes a slight change will work wonders. Every one is fa- 

 miliar with the type of house shown in figure IT, but few realize 

 how the changing of the location of a chimney and the addition of 

 windows and porch will improve its appearance, as shown in figure 

 18. Of course, the removal of the fence adds to the attractiveness 



