90 MY FARM, 



which they exacted for the nice work of cities, it 

 would have been quite possible for an intelligent pro- 

 prietor to commit very much of it to an ordinary farm 

 laborer, and so reduce the cost by at least one third. 



I have dwelt at length upon this little architectural 

 experience, because I believe that such meagre details 

 of construction as I have given may be of service to 

 those having occasion to erect similar tenant houses ; 

 and again, because in view of the fact that we must 

 in time have a race of farm laborers among us, who 

 shall also be householders, I count it a duty to make 

 such use of the homely materials at hand, as shall 

 insure durability and comfort, while the simplicity 

 of detail will allow the owner to avail himself of his 

 own labor and ingenuity, in the construction. 



A Sunny Frontage. 



SUCH a farmhouse as I have described, should 

 have, in all northern latitudes, a sheltered position 

 and a sunny exposure. Of course, a situation conve- 

 nient to the fields under tillage, and to other farm 

 buildings, is to be sought ; but beyond this, no law 

 of propriety, of good taste, or of comfort, is more im- 

 perative than shelter from bleak winds, and a frontage 

 to the south. No neighbor can bring such cheer to 

 a man's doorstep as the sun. 



