a cheap farm-house. 
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to build the superstructure the full size. You will 
observe that the kitchen is a’real farmers’ kitchen. 
There is a space for the “ long table” with a bench 
next the partition of the sitting-room. The back 
porch in summer will make a pleasant eating-room, 
unless indeed the “ gude wife” prefers to move her 
cooking-stove out there in warm weather. The 
back stairs will be found convenient, but may.be 
dispensed with. So may the door in the south 
front, which opens into the porch under the stairs. 
But it adds to the looks outside. 
Explanation of Ground Plan.—Fig. 45. 
F. K. Farmers’ Kitchen, 15 by 25 feet. 
S. R. Sitting-Room, 15 by 17 “ 
H. Hall and Front Stairway, 8 by 15 “ 
P. Parlor, 15 by 15 « 
O. Old Folks’ Bedroom, 12 by 15 “ 
P. S. Pantry and Store-Room, 13 by 15 “ 
W. S. Woodshed, 15 by 20 “ 
F. P. Front Porch, 5 by 8 ** 
B. P. Back Porch and Stairway,10 by 25 «* 
S. Stoves. C. Cistern. 
C. S. Kitchen Stove. W. Well. 
The fire-place in the back porch will be found 
useful. The space between the columns of the 
porch may be closed up in -winter if desired. The 
pantry I have made of a liberal size, as it is usually 
the most crowded room in the house; while the 
parlor, which is the least used, does not require to 
be large. There is room for a closet under the 
front stairs, opening to the kitchen, unless required 
for cellar stairs. Another shallow one may be 
made in the wall between the kitchen and bedroom. 
The stove-pipe from the sitting-room is designed to 
cross the kitchen, or go up through the chambers 
and so into the chimney. As the chamber is 25 by 
30 feet, it may be divided into four bedrooms of a 
good size. 
Now I must describe the manner of building “ a 
piece at a time.” In the first place put up the two- 
story part, which is 25 by 30 ft. with 18 ft. posts. 
The north side, then, must be finished in a manner 
designed for the inside of the parlor and bedroom, 
afterwards to be added, which is to be 15 by 30 ft. 
with 8 ft. posts, and lean-to roof. To do this, lay 
ofif the door-ways as in the plan ; lath up the studs 
and put on one coarse coat of plastering, and while 
still moist put on siding with small nails, not driven 
up, so that they can be taken off again without 
splitting. Serve the backside of the kitchen in the 
same way; or, if you are sure that you can put up 
the lean-to additions within a year or two, the 
East Elevation.—Fig. 46. 
plastering will stand without being protected by 
siding. Put up the back porch first—that is most 
needed—the pantry next—extending it to the west 
far enough to make a good large woodshed. 
The next addition will be the parlor and bedroom, 
unless, indeed, you have put up the latter the year 
previous, with the pantry and woodshed. The par¬ 
lor being the room least needed should be the last 
one built. 
South Elevation.—Fig. 47. 
If the whole of the exterior could be put up and 
enclosed, at first, if not finished, it would be the 
most economical, if (mind the if) the capital, to 
build with, will allow of it. But, I repeat, the 
main object of this design is to enable the man of 
small capital to build at first and from year to year 
according to Kis means. 
If it is objected that the lean-to additions detract 
from the beauty of the front, I have only to say, 
that the farmer who contrives his house more for 
