12 THE FARM 



Sometimes the supply comes from a spring, but most 

 often it comes from wells and is pumped up by hand, 

 windmill, or gasoline engine. On some farms a stream 

 of water flows across the fields, and this is used by the 

 animals for drinking. A good, pure water supply 

 which does not fail during a long drouth of summer is 

 of great value to the farm. 



GOOD ROADS ARE AN AID TO THE FARMER 



Woodlands. - - The wood lot produces lumber for 

 buildings and fences and wood for fuel. Very often 

 the hilly part of a farm, where crops cannot be success- 

 fully grown, is kept in timber. If a brook or creek 

 flows through the farm, there is usually a strip of wood- 

 land on each side of the stream. Such a woodland is 

 often used as a pasture as well as for a supply of timber. 

 In parts of the country the wood lot consists of planted 

 trees, and is placed where it protects the house and 



