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ELEMENTS OF AGRICULTURE 



If the farm is tile-drained, the septic tank may be 

 connected with the drainage system. The entire cost 

 of such modern improvements, aside from the well or 



FIG. 199. The city house in the country. A tall house standing alone on a 

 hill, conditions that demand a low house. Trees planted a* the sides would help 

 the appearance. Contrast with Fig. 195. 



other water-supply, need not exceed $150 to $300. The 

 writer knows of one system with an elevated tank in the 

 barn; sink in the kitchen, bathtub, closet and wash-bowl 

 in the bathroom, and a system of sewage disposal, complete 

 that was put in for less than $250. Nothing of equal cost 

 will add more to the comfort of a farm home. Other con- 

 veniences may be added as the means permit. 



