. The New England farmer . erest of capital to seek out enterprises ofthis kind at our own doors, where we can lookafter it with our own eyes and handle it withour own hands ? k. o. Massachusetts, Nov., 1870. Westminsteh, Vt., Farmers Clib.—Wethank the Secretary and Treasurer of this veteranClub for the information that the associationenters upon a new campaign with the followingofticers. From what we have published of its dis-cussions and from what we have seen in the localpaper, the Bellows Falls Times, we conclude thatit is one of the ablest and best conducted, as wellas oldest Farmers* Clu
. The New England farmer . erest of capital to seek out enterprises ofthis kind at our own doors, where we can lookafter it with our own eyes and handle it withour own hands ? k. o. Massachusetts, Nov., 1870. Westminsteh, Vt., Farmers Clib.—Wethank the Secretary and Treasurer of this veteranClub for the information that the associationenters upon a new campaign with the followingofticers. From what we have published of its dis-cussions and from what we have seen in the localpaper, the Bellows Falls Times, we conclude thatit is one of the ablest and best conducted, as wellas oldest Farmers* Clubs in New England, andcannot doubt that it is doing much good amongthe farmers of that town. Vtesident.—W. U, Kimball. Vice Presidentn—ti. M. Nuttlpg, Geo. W. Mctcnlf,B. F. PhulpH, II r Kiirr. <). L. FiBtMib Secretary and /retisuri r.— M. V^^Daviii. Axsistniit Serrttiin/ —I B. Moroc. l)irfcloni.—i). C. VVrii,M, H. Floyd, Orrin n. Black,N, G. Iioico, K. Wi Ramiey, Lwnuul bpaulding, 52 NEW ENGLAND FARMER. A SMALL COTTAQE. The above cut of a small dwelling house iscopied from Village and Farm Cottages,the author of which estimated that it could bebuilt for six hundred and tifty dollars at thetime his book was published, some fourteenyears ago. It is. divided into three rooms and a frontentry. The front door, at the right of thespade seen in the cut, opens into this entry,and from it there is access to each of the threerooms. The living room, with the large frontwindow, is 14 by 15 feet; immediately backof this is the kitchen 10 by 13 feet, with a fairsiziid pantry back of the entry; and in theleft-hand or ell part is the bed-room 10 by 14feet, with a closet. The exterior finish which is plain, may beornamented by a grape vine or prairie rose,which will look better and cost less than thegingerbread finery of the carpenter. Butwhat a small house for a family ! True it isnot as large as some; but it is not sufficientfor a small family that has not the means tobui
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