CHAPTER VII. 



THE FARM HOMESTEAD. 



Farmhouse The Dairy Cottages Farm Buildings Stable Cowhouse- 

 Piggery Sheep- Yard Waggon-Shed Barns and Food Stores 

 Grains Pits Silos Further details Materials Conclusions. 



THE homestead comprises buildings needed for housing 

 the farmer and his family, and the labourers employed on 

 the land; also for sheltering the various kinds of stock, 

 and the implements of the farm ; storage for grain 

 and other produce ; and places for preparing food for 

 the stock. In erecting an entirely new steading, the 

 first point to consider is the site. If it be a tillage 

 or mixed farm, the spot chosen should be as near 

 the centre of the occupation as practicable. The means 

 of obtaining a constant supply of water should be a leading 

 consideration. The necessary roads may be made and 

 plantations may be formed, which grow up and afford either 

 shelter or shade, after a site has on other grounds been 

 selected; but without a supply of pure water, which is gener- 

 ally dependent on a natural source, the stock of the farm 

 cannot be maintained in a healthy state. This, there- 

 fore, will often prove to be the ruling consideration in the 

 determination of a site. 



The buildings should be so arranged that the labour 

 required in attendance shall be reduced to the minimum. 

 The designer should also be conversant with the quality and 

 value of materials, and the best methods of carrying out 



