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FARM MANAGEMENT 



City houses are almost always too tall to look well if 

 standing alone. When flanked by equally tall neighbors, 

 they may look better than low buildings, but when set off 

 by themselves the appearance is entirely changed. It is 



much like a forest tree 

 that appears well sur- 

 rounded by tall trees, 

 but that looks like an 

 exclamation point 

 when standing by it- 

 self. 



There are certain 

 good types of houses 

 that always look well. 

 The latest fashions are 

 soon out of date. The 

 farmhouse should be 

 built in a style that 

 always looks well. One 

 builds a house for 50 

 or 100 years, not for a 

 season only. 



Nearly everything 



about a farmhouse should be entirely different from a city 

 house. This is the reason why architects' plans are nearly 

 always out of place on a farm. Such plans are usually for 

 city conditions. The fees for planning farmhouses are not 

 large enough to attract architects to study the problem. 



The back door of the farmhouse, or the side door, is the 

 chief entrance. Most persons who come to the house go 

 to the back door, because this is where the people are work- 

 ing. The back door should, therefore, be as good as the 

 front door. The farm activities center in the back part 



FIG. 104. A city house in the country. 

 It is too tall to look well. 



