FARMSTEAD GROUP 
surrounding, it would be natural to locate the main buildings one 
at the right, one at the left and the third directly in front of the main 
entrance. For example if the house is at the right, the elevator at 
the left, the barn would probably be directly in front. The house 
should naturally occupy the most' advantageous location, not less 
than 100 feet* from the road and dominating the entire farmstead 
Fig. 81. View rrom Main ENTRANCE 
and also the best views along the highway. A broad roadway not 
less than 32 feet wide should be the approach from the highway 
past the house to the farm-yard and should not be located less than 
40 feet from the nearest side of the house. 
A door yard fence surrounding the house not less than 40 feet 
from the side and the rear marks the side of the barn-yard proper 
or the hollow square surrounded by buildings. 
The entrance driveway will usually enter the center of the 
barn-yard on the side next to the road. This will locate the farm- 
yard regardless of its size. For a quarter section of land, this size 
* This distance, viz., 100 feet, is too great for many farms in the 
eastern States; also for small farms in the fruit regions of Oregon, Washington 
and California. F. A. W. 
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