. Farm development; an introductory book in agriculture, including a discussion of soils, selecting & planning farms, subduing the fields, drainage, irrigation, roads, fences, together with introductory chapters concerning farm business, and the relations of general science to agriculture . d or windy regions. Laying out the loca-tion for a timber belt to form two or more sides of the PLANNING THE FARM 103 farmstead, as definitely locates the size, form and positionof this center of the operations of the farm, as the placingof the foundation and sills of a barn or dwelling decidesupon the plan
. Farm development; an introductory book in agriculture, including a discussion of soils, selecting & planning farms, subduing the fields, drainage, irrigation, roads, fences, together with introductory chapters concerning farm business, and the relations of general science to agriculture . d or windy regions. Laying out the loca-tion for a timber belt to form two or more sides of the PLANNING THE FARM 103 farmstead, as definitely locates the size, form and positionof this center of the operations of the farm, as the placingof the foundation and sills of a barn or dwelling decidesupon the plan of the building. These foundation plansshould be large so that the farmstead may contain ampleroom for all the buildings, yards and garden plats whichluay be needed in the future. If there is more land thusinclosed than is needed in the start, one or two small platsor fields can be utilized for special crops. Potatoes, rootsfor stock, corn or other crops for soilage, or pastures forcalves, colts or hogs, may thus be raised to advantagenear the build-ings. The areawithin the wind-breaks should belarge enough sothat when thelive stock has soincreased as tonecessitate en-larging the num-ber of buildingsand paddocks,there will beadequate room. Many farmson the prairiesare not sheltered. Figui-e ■bnni; II, Faimslead ficintiiig on tlie scmtli. I. Horsewine Ijani; III, house: IV. ciiltle baui. by windbreaks,though ampletime has elapsed since they were first established. Thedreary aspect, the frigid experiences of caring for stockin winter, the loss of profits on animals from the lack ofprotection from the sweep of biting winds, the barren-ness of the surroundings of the home, are not to be con-sidered lightl}. The man or woman who has grown up I04 FARM DEVELOPMEiNT rt.^ 40 RODS -C GARDEN within a prairie home snugly surrounded by a groveplanted early by the father, can best appreciate the dif-ference between that and the unprotected from the s
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