LESSON II 

 THE FARM 



What constitutes a farm. As you look over a farm 

 you see the farmhouse, the barn and sheds, the garden 

 and orchard, the fields and fences, the road, and per- 

 haps a stream of water and a wood lot. All these 



MODERN FARMHOUSE AND BARNS 



things are needed upon the farm in order to carry on 

 the work which we call farming. 



The size of farms varies from a few acres to thousands 

 of acres. A square mile or section of land contains 

 640 acres, and farms in most of our country are natural 

 divisions of a section. A half section contains 320 



