32 Farmers 9 Bulletin 1087. 



house, a place for the storage of fuel, and a laundry yard near the 

 house. Fruit, vegetable, and flower gardens must also be provided. 

 Such features are all necessary, but should be so arranged as to serve 

 the needs without being unduly conspicuous. One feature frequently 

 overlooked is the provision for the delivery of the fuel supply near 

 the place where it is to be used from roads arranged for other pur- 

 poses. Failure to provide this is a continual cause of vexation. An 

 ice house should be convenient in order to supply the daily needs of 

 the family and yet not too conspicuous or too inaccessible for filling. 

 Wherever possible, buildings for several purposes should be united 

 or be so located as to appear as one rather than multiply the number 



FIG. 35. A stepping-stone walk. 



of buildings, as a large number of small apparently unrelated build- 

 ings detracts greatly from the appearance. 



The fruit and vegetable gardens and the garden for growing cut 

 flowers for indoor decorations, as well as the ornamental flower 

 garden, are part of the farmstead and should be used in its setting. 

 They will, be pleasing in appearance if properly placed, well laid 

 out, well cultivated, and kept neat. 



An orchard can add wonderfully to the setting of the farm 

 buildings. A mature apple orchard kept in turf makes a delight- 

 ful extension for a lawn. A well-arranged and well cared for fruit 

 or vegetable garden is always attractive and may often take the 

 place of a flower graden as a decorative feature and source of in- 

 terest on the farmstead. 



