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scattering of machinery about the barnyard always gives a place 

 an air of carelessness and neglect and detracts much frefn its ap- 

 pearance, while the weathering of the machinery causes a serious 

 economic loss. The watering-trough and workshop call for a 

 central location. 



The general farm buildings should be to the rear of the farm- 

 house and the stable at least 150 or 200 feet away. Locate them 

 to avoid odors being carried to the house by the summer winds. 

 So far as practicable, arrange the farm buildings to serve as a 



"Tidiness, like everything else worth having, comes only by effort, but it is worth 

 all it costs with a nice margin of profit." 



windbreak. Locate the yards on the side farthest from the house, 

 though it is often an advantage to provide a paddock near the 

 highway for the display of the farm herds. 



The business side of the farm must not be lost sight of and 

 special features of the general building equipment may be given 

 prominence, such as the seedhouse or any other important feature 

 of the place. In landscaping the farmstead it is not the idea to 

 obscure their presence but rather to secure an orderly arrange- 

 ment of the buildings and to have the front side to the front and 

 the back side to the rear. 



