HOUSING 



Otis & Clark, Architects, Chicago, Illinois. 

 Farm Cottage, Estate of E. I. Cudahy, Lake Forest, Illinois. 



them comes the thought of their added purchasing power creating de- 

 sires that, unless realized on the farm, will be sought elsewhere. 



Home Man's If the desire for a home is not by nature uppermost in 

 Desire. man's mind, every effort should be made to instill it 



there by an invitation to walk in and hang up his hat in 

 a homelike house. Mr. Farmer, sit down behind your comfortable 

 screened-in-porch in the cool of the evening and ask your good wife 

 about this. You know what her answer will be. 



Proper The house is the home and the oft repeated saying, "Two 



Living families cannot live under the same roof," seldom fails of 



Quarters. exception. The desirability of privacy in one's own home 

 should apply to those in his employ. It is hardly to be 

 expected that all the modern improvements and labor saving devices 

 usually found in a well-to-do farmer's house will be furnished the worker, 

 but the main essentials to proper living accommodations are necessary. 

 A farm hand with a family should be furnished at least a five room cot- 

 tage including cellar which should be located within sight of the main 

 farm buildings. Farm help should be permitted as much independence 

 and privacy as any other type of citizen. 



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