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needs than it is to build hastily. Energy and money spent in raising 

 crops in the beginning will place the farm on a good financial basis sooner 

 than to put all capital into buildings at the sacrifice of working capital. 



Buildings should be located and constructed with reference to future 

 needs. When a barn is being built a place should be provided for other 

 buildings that will be needed in the future, in order that they may bear 



A Farm Over-capitalized with Buildings. 1 



Buildings too extensive for average business fanning. 



proper relation to the barn. If enlargement of the business contemplates 

 enlarging the barn, this should be provided for at the outset. 



Numbers of farmhouses, the result of additions from time to time with- 

 out reference to future needs, are striking illustrations of the lack of fore- 

 thought in this respect. 



Few buildings with ample capacity are generally more economical, 

 both from the standpoint of construction and upkeep, than many small 

 buildings having equal capacity. The less the number of buildings, the 

 greater the economy in doing the chores. 



Water Supply. — The well or water supply for the farm should be 



1 Courtesy of Doubleday, Page & Co., Garden City, N. Y. From "Farm Management," by Cord. 

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