PLANNING FARM AND FARMSTEAD 



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Size of Farmstead. — The size of the farmstead should be in proportion 

 to the size of the farm and will vary with the type of farming and the price 

 of land. Livestock farming calls for more buildings and paddocks than 

 most other types, and demands a relatively larger farmstead to provide 

 these features. Where 

 land is cheap more 

 space may be given 

 up to the farmstead 

 than where it is high- 

 priced. Land in feed- 

 lots, paddocks and 

 driveways is unpro- 

 ductive. A large farm- 

 stead generally results 

 in scattering the build- 

 ings and increasing 

 the distance between 

 them, thus causing 

 increased work in 

 doing the chores. 



From four to six 

 acres are usually suffi- 

 cient for the farmstead 

 on a diversified grain 

 and stock farm of 160 

 acres. More can 

 sometimes be used to 

 advantage. The di- 

 mensions may be va- 

 ried in any way desir- 

 able. The length and 

 breadth will often be 

 determined by the 

 position on the farm 

 as affected by topog- 

 raphy, proximity to 

 shelters of either hills 

 or wooded areas and 

 the direction which it 

 faces. In any local- 



Sketch of Farmstead that is too Large. 1 



Buildings poorly located. 1 — Farm-house. 2 — 

 Poultry-house. 3 — Hog-house. 4— Horse-barn. 5 — 

 Smoke-house. 6 — Milk and well-house. 7 — Corn-crib. 

 8 — Machine-shed. 9. — Ice-house. 10 — Cow-barn and 

 granary. 11 — Silo. 12 — Hog-shed. Distance from horse- 

 barn to machine-shed 220 feet ; from corn-crib to hog-pen 

 250 feet, and from well to hog-pen 155 feet. In one trip 

 three times a day for a year between the corn-crib and 

 the hog-house and between the well and the hog-house, 

 199.6 miles would be traveled. In one trip a day between 

 the machine-shed and horse-barn 26.1 miles would be 

 traveled, and going to the poultry-house three times a day 

 for a year would require 78 miles of travel. A total of 

 264 miles would be traveled, which, at the rate of 15 miles 

 a day, would require 18.1 days. 



ity, the prevailing direction of the wind at different seasons of the year 

 will determine the position of windbreaks and the direction of the barns 

 from the house. 



Extensive lawns and ornamental features, while very attractive, 



i Courtesy of Lyons & Carnahan, Chicago. From " Farm Management," by Boss. 



