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importance. Hollows in which cold, damp air collects 

 are to be avoided. It is also important to select a site 

 that is protected from the cold winds of winter. 



It is important that the barns be well away from the 

 house and so placed that the prevailing winds will carry 



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Fig. 198. Arrangement of grounds surrounding a farmhouse. 



the odor of the stables away from the house. The house 

 should be situated some little distance back from the road 

 and so placed as to have a commanding view of the coun- 

 try around. 



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