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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
Fig 4— AN EXTENDED FARM HOUSE. 
f«5ict), cherries, plums, 
and berries, to dry, and 
cure them; set an even¬ 
ing tea-table there, even. 
The family, after being 
accustomed to a veranda, 
would not know what to 
lo without it. We 
would not build a house, 
and call it “complete” 
without the verandah. It 
beautifies the house, also, 
giving it an air of com¬ 
fort and repose which 
no other feature can do, 
and is every way indis¬ 
pensable in making an 
architectural finish to a 
country home. 
There should be a cel¬ 
lar, at least under the 
main body of the house. 
The cellar wall should 
rise 2 feet above the 
ground level, with a win¬ 
dow of one light deep, 
and three or four wide, 
in each end, hung by 
butts, so as to swing up 
in Summer, and venti¬ 
late and light it al¬ 
ways. 
If the soil be compact, 
or not thoroughly dry 
of itself, a drain should 
lead from it to keep it so. 
U is better to lay a cel¬ 
lar wall of stone in good 
limne mortar; or, hard 
burnt brick may be sub¬ 
stituted ; or even a dry 
wall of stone will ans¬ 
wer, if wel' laid, and 
pointed inside; let the 
wall above ground be 
laid in mortar, always. 
Now, here, (with some 
alterations in the size, 
or proportions of the in- 
Fig. 6— GROUND PLAN. 
side room, if you prefer,) 
is an honest, plain, com¬ 
fortable farm-house, cost¬ 
ing little, and capable ol 
holding numberless com¬ 
forts to any family whose 
pride does not outrun its 
ability; and where, ii 
they only choose to think 
so, they can be more hap 
py than in a pretentious 
thing which cost five 
times the money. The 
columns of the verandah 
may be covered with 
roses, or other climbing 
plants ; a beautiful door 
yard may be planted with 
shrubbery, flowers and 
trees ; and with the tri¬ 
fling labor which may be 
spared out of leisure 
time (given by many peo¬ 
ple, young and old, to 
frivolous nonsense,) to 
the cultivation of these 
out-door ornaments, the 
place may look a little 
paradise! In building 
your farm structures, pay 
no attention to the popu¬ 
lar fashion of the day. 
Build to suit vour own 
convenience, and your 
own means, regardless 
of other people’s eyes, or 
opinions. Let your home 
be, in every sense, a 
home for yourself, and 
your family ; and no fear 
but all those whose good 
opinion you care to se 
cure, will appreciate your 
good sense, and the true 
taste of your architec¬ 
ture, as well as partake 
of your in-door hospitali 
ty as often as you choose 
to bestow n. 
