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making such a hotbed, one would do well to buy the sash 

 and make the bed to fit it. 

 See also pages 23 and 38. 



FARM BUILDINGS 



243. Relation of buildings to the farm. All the farm 

 buildings should be in keeping with the farm. One should 

 not build an expensive house on a cheap farm. If an 

 expensive house is desired, a good farm should be bought 

 on which to put it. The same principle holds in cities. 

 It is very unwise to build an expensive house on a cheap 

 lot, or a cheap house on an expensive lot. 



The barns should be in keeping with the amount and 

 quality of the land. One should be very sure that he is 

 going to use the buildings for many years before he builds 



FIG. 99. Too many buildings for a 190-acre farm, hence they are in 



poor repair. 



a larger barn than the farmers of the community usually 

 desire for the farm in question. Some of the money wisely 

 invested in farm buildings is usually lost in selling a farm, 

 but if the farm is over-built, the loss is heavy. 



There seems to be little consideration given to this 

 relationship. As the country grows older, the number of 

 places with too many or too expensive buildings increases. 

 One does not need to travel far in any old country to find 

 examples of very expensive farm buildings neglected and 

 out of repair, because too expensive for the farm to carry. 



