THE DAIRY FARMSTEAD (Isi 



in the South but it is important as we approach 

 the northern limit of the corn-belt. What is the 

 position of the buildings? Are there favorable 

 grades for roads to bring the crops to the bam and, 

 not less important, return the manure to the fields? 

 Is the farm cut up with ravines or streams that 

 will interfere with broad fields and long straight 

 furrows? Is it possible to reach remote parts of 

 the farm by direct routes? Is the house and bam 

 sheltered from winter gales? 



Climate: What is the annual rainfall of the 

 locality? How is it distributed as to the seasons of 

 the year? What is the date of the last frost in 

 spring and the first frost in the fall? What is the 

 mean annual temperature? 



Location, markets, transportation: Is the farm 

 near good permanent stone highways? Is it near, 

 if possible, very near, the markets where the dairy 

 products are to be marketed? Is it near the sta- 

 tion from which feed supplies must be hauled? 

 Are the market roads level enough so that maxi- 

 mum loads may be taken? 



Water supply: Has the farm a satisfactory 

 water supply in the pastures as well as at the house 

 and bam? If not, is it possible to secure an abun- 

 dant supply of pure running water at reasonable 

 expense? Are there springs or unfailing streams 

 in the pastures? We cannot lay too much emphasis 

 on this. 



Social and human factors: Are the neighbors 



