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SUCCESSFUL FARMING 



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really have no place on the average farm. The farmer, as a rule, has less 

 time to devote to keeping a lawn in good condition than does his village or 

 city brother. The latter may not only have more time for such work, but 

 finds the. outdoor exercise a decided advantage to him, while the farmer 

 already has enough of such exercise without mowing a lawn or trimming 



shrubbery. A lawn 

 of moderate size 

 planted with a lim- 

 ited number of orna- 

 mental trees and 

 shrubs artistically 

 grouped with plenty 

 of open space for air 

 circulation and good 

 views, is desirable. 



Arrangement of 

 Orchard, Garden and 

 Lots. — The orchard 

 may serve for fruit 

 supply, ornamental 

 features and wind pro- 

 tection. Its position 

 need not necessarily 

 be especially near the 

 house. Often, how- 

 ever, it will be found 

 advantageous to util- 

 ize it as runs for 

 poultry, or as pas- 

 ture for pigs, calves 

 and lambs. These 

 features should be 

 considered in connec- 

 tion with its location 

 and relation to the 

 buildings. 



It is more impor- 

 tant to have the gar- 

 den easy of access, and 

 it may lie in any direction from the house so long as it is not brought 

 conspicuously to the front. Vegetable gardens at certain seasons are, as a 

 rule, weedy and more or less unsightly, and should, therefore, be kept in 

 the background. 



The position and size of the paddocks or feedlots will be determined 



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



HIGH WAV 



The Farmstead Rearranged for Economy. 1 



Buildings moved and more closely grouped. 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. 11 — Silo. 12— Hog-shed. 13 — Feeding-floor. In 

 doing the same chores described under previous illustra- 

 tion on page 845, only a little over 30 miles need be trav- 

 eled, and but 2.24 days would be required. The water is 

 piped to the hog-house and barns, greatly reducing the 

 labor. The feeding-floor joins the corn-crib and hog- 

 house, and the machine-shed is only 30 feet distant from 

 the barn. 



