. A complete geography. important industry. The farmsvary greatly in size, from a few acres to several thousand, but theyusually contain from 80 to 160 acres. In the main, they resemblethe one in Ohio that is described below. This Ohio farm of 160 acres has a house upon it in which thefamily lives, with a barn near by for horses, milch cows, and hay,and with a few sheds around it for grain and farming implements. A windmill in the rear keeps the milk house well supplied withcold water, and also fills the water troughs in the barnyard. On oneside is an orchard having apple, peach, and pear tree
. A complete geography. important industry. The farmsvary greatly in size, from a few acres to several thousand, but theyusually contain from 80 to 160 acres. In the main, they resemblethe one in Ohio that is described below. This Ohio farm of 160 acres has a house upon it in which thefamily lives, with a barn near by for horses, milch cows, and hay,and with a few sheds around it for grain and farming implements. A windmill in the rear keeps the milk house well supplied withcold water, and also fills the water troughs in the barnyard. On oneside is an orchard having apple, peach, and pear trees, with a fewrows of berry bushes in one part, and a chicken house in another,where enough chickens are raised to supply some meat, and all theeggs that are needed, with perhaps some to sell. On one side ofthe front yard are a few beehives, and back of them, between theorchard and the barn, is a garden for vegetables. Still back of thatare several pig-pens, in which hogs are fattened for home use andalso for the Fig. on a farm in Ohio. Tell •uhat you see in each picture. 120 CENTSAL STATES 121 Eartlier away from the house are fields in which there are atleast three or four different kinds of crops. Every farmer in thatvicinity expects to grow corn, perhaps sixty acres of it, some grassfor grazing and for hay, and wheat or some other kind of these crops are harvested, they are either sold, or fed to stock— horses, cattle, hogs, or sheep — upon the farm. The latter planis often followed, chiefly because it pays better to fatten stock andsell it than to sell the crops themselves. There are generally two orthree good milch cows on hand, which not only supply the familywith fresh milk and butter, but furnish some cream or butter to sell. Since there are only three other houses in sight of this farmhouse,and there is no store or post-office nearer than two and a half miles.
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