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AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING 



f\ GOOD 

 ARRRNGEMENT. 



LEOELND : 



Hornino Work 

 To FieUs 



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To illustrate the great differences to be observed in farm- 

 stead plans, attention is called to the two accompanying 

 sketches. The first of these (Fig. 253) is the plan of a farm- 

 stead just as it is at the present time. To do the morning 

 chores on this farm, tending to the horses, cows, and hogs 

 it is necessary to walk 2400 feet outside of the buildings. 

 Besides this bad feature notice how inconveniently the garden 



is placed from the 

 house. The well, also, 

 instead of being be- 

 tween the house and 

 barn, is beyond the 

 barn. 



Compare this plan 

 with the next. The 

 house is 150 feet from 

 the road and the barn 

 is 200 feet from the 

 house, which is not too 

 close when located in 

 the right direction. 

 The prevailing winds 

 are either from the 

 northwest or south- 

 east, and the odors 

 from the barn are seldom carried toward the house. The 

 implement and wagon shed also includes the shop and 

 the milkhouse. If the well could be located near this shop, 

 so much the better, as at this point a gasoline engine could 

 be used to do all the light work. In doing the morning work, 

 a man needs to walk only 900 feet, a saving of 1500 feet 

 over the former plan. 



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Fig. 254. A good arrangement of farm 

 buildings. The lines of travel in doing the 

 work of the farm are indicated. 



