The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . Fig. i.—Old Plan nf Barn. The old barn, 3G feet square, built in1806, again covered forty years later, isstill a thoroughly substantial affair. Theold mode of getting to it from the roadwas to drive around three sides of it. Wechanged the plan of it so as to go Fig. 8 and 9. The removal of the barn-yard, poul-try house, etc., from the front of the barnand out of sight of the house, w^as one ofthe most effective improvements. These. Fig. Well House. The old well, built of cut stone, and laidup at a time when work
The Horticulturist and journal of rural art and rural taste . Fig. i.—Old Plan nf Barn. The old barn, 3G feet square, built in1806, again covered forty years later, isstill a thoroughly substantial affair. Theold mode of getting to it from the roadwas to drive around three sides of it. Wechanged the plan of it so as to go Fig. 8 and 9. The removal of the barn-yard, poul-try house, etc., from the front of the barnand out of sight of the house, w^as one ofthe most effective improvements. These. Fig. Well House. The old well, built of cut stone, and laidup at a time when work was done honestly,stands about 30 feet from the front of thehouse. The old well-house is shown in Fig. as altered; with all fences removed. Theeffect of this was to increase the apparentsize and extent of the grounds. The darkershade on plan represents the part devotedto lawn and ornamental planting, and thelighter shade the fruit and vegetable gar-den. The fruit garden lying next thelawn. HA V, 12X12 1 3 Fig. ^.—New Plan of Bam. enclosures which now hide all wood-piles,wagons, compost heaps, rubbish, etc., areentirely out of way of the orderly neatnessof the dress grounds. Tlie fence on the leftdivides the lawn and garden from the pas-ture ; this fence, being a light one, doesnot obstruct the view, so that the lawn,apparently uniting with pasture and haylands, gives great extent of view. Thesurplus of the garden is easily fed out tothe cattle in adjoining pasture.
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