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DRIVES, WALKS AND GATEWAYS. 



The main driveway should enter from the direction of the 

 heaviest traffic. As suggested in the accompanying plan, it may 

 be desirable to provide two drives, one leading directly to the 

 barnyard for the heavy traffic and the other to serve the house, 

 with a return loop for visitors. In locating drives, attention 

 should be given to the matter of grades. Steep grades are objec- 

 tionable and should be avoided whenever possible. It is often 

 practicable to do this by following around the hill, thereby se- 

 curing not only an easy grade but also a 'long, sweeping curve 

 which will make a more attractive drive. 



The Bulletin Board Serves a Useful Purpose 



Massive concrete posts of a neat design may be appropriately 

 used to mark in a formal way the entrance to the farmstead. Here 

 also is a good location for the bulletin board, giving the name of 

 the place, the proprietor, and other information. Every farm 

 should have a name. It gives to the place a dignity and indi- 

 viduality that is otherwise lacking. Iowa now has a law permit- 

 ting the registration of farm names and affording legal protec- 

 tion therefor. Keep all other signs off. The use of farm build- 

 ings as bill boards for the advertising of tobacco, etc., is cheap- 

 ening-. It not only detracts from the looks of a place but is an 

 illogical thing to do. The owner should work up a reputation for 

 his own goods and advertise his own products in an appropriate 

 way. 



Since the majority of the country people ride rather than w r alk, 



