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FARM IMPROVEMENTS 



BATH 

 ROOM 



SEWIN& 

 ROOM 



CLOSET 



story house having a kitchen, pantry, dining room, and parlor 

 or reception room on the first floor. The sitting room, sleeping 

 rooms, bath room, and closets are frequently placed on the second 

 floor. Generally it will be found more convenient to have the 

 sitting room on the first floor adjoining the dining room. 



The teacher should have the students study and criticise the 

 plan given here, and then let them submit house plans of their 

 own designing. It will also be an interesting exercise for each 



student to submit a 

 plan of his own home 

 with an estimate of the 

 cost of construction. 



The House Surround- 

 ings. Plenty of shade 

 trees should be pro- 

 vided, but they should 

 be so grouped that they 

 will not interfere with 

 the view in front of the 

 house, nor should they 

 shut out the air and 

 sunlight on either side 

 of the house. A few 



HALL AND STAIEL\N4\Y 



BED 

 ROOM 



BED 

 ROOM 



Second floor plan of a two-story house. 



rose bushes and flowers may be judiciously placed here and 

 there, but they should not be placed in front where they would 

 obstruct or mar the view. Along the sides of the house chrysan- 

 themums may be used to screen the foundation with good effect, 

 while the crimson rambler or the Virginia creeper may be trained 

 along the sides of the veranda to protect it from the hot sun 

 in the summer time. 



The Farm Plan. The general plan or arrangement of the farm 

 will vary with the tastes of the individual and the means at his 

 disposal, but whatever the arrangement may be the barn and out- 

 buildings should be in the rear and out of view as much as possible. 

 In some cases the barn is the largest and most important building 

 on the farm instead of being in keeping with the farm residence. 

 Let there be nothing to suggest that the farmer thinks more of 

 the welfare of his stock than of the welfare of his family. 



