10 MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURE. 



ol rural habits ; liigher, nobler and more enduring motives 

 actuate him. A comfortable, inexpensive, permanent abode is 

 his, where reasonable and rational enjoyments abound to him- 

 self, his family and friends. 



We anticipate a marked and early attention to rural archi- 

 tecture, when wealth, taste and appreciation of home embel- 

 lishments shall lie more general. The lodge, summer-house, 

 aviary, arbors, arches and trellises in their a])propriate places 

 add materially to the fmish of a beautiful residence, and should 

 be erected according to its character. No one, however, should 

 be without some of the last named in his garden and grounds, 

 which may be simply and cheaply constructed and covered with 

 climbers, affording rest, shade and pleasure to visitors. 



The remodeling and modernizing of old and plain houses, if 

 large, are likely to be attended with difficulties and prove 

 unsatisfactory ; but many smaller ones may be essentially 

 improved by additions — their value eidianced, and be rendered 

 more commodious and pleasing to both young and old. 



In building barns, ample room is of the first importance. 

 Every vehicle and implement belonging to the farm, should be 

 always under cover, when not in use. It is the very poorest 

 economy to have these exposed to the weather at all times and 

 seasons ; yet how often does one see carts and sleds lying about 

 the habitations of the more slothful farmers in any and all 

 places — a species of embellishment peculiar to himself. A 

 place for every thing and every thing in its place, is a maxim 

 that should be both practiced and inculcated. 



A few convenient windows, a cupola or latticed dome for 

 necessary ventilation, give a suitable hnish to its exterior. 

 Provision, however, should always be made under the eaves 

 and by openings at the ends for the accommodation of swallows 

 — birds which never feed on fruits but arc of great service to 

 the farmer in behalf of his crops, independent of the cheerful 

 animation they give to any place. The usual internal arrange- 

 ments and euconomy, admit of change for greater convenience 

 and saving of manure, improved plans for which arc occasion- 

 ally figured in agricultural periodicals. 



We come now to the farm itself, the owner of which, will 

 douljtless justly contend, that his beautiful fields of waving 

 grains and grasses, and his pendent boughs laden with golden 



