. Nature study and agriculture. Nature study; Agriculture. 428 FARM MANAGEMENT as possible. There are thousands of other homes that can amply afford these comforts and conveniences and would have them if the house were brought up to date as com- pletely as the equipment of farm machinery. Other Farm Buildings. — In recent years we have learned to pay more and more attention to the lighting and ventilat- ing of the stable in which live stock is kept, beheving that these two factors, as well as warmth, are as essen- tial to the health of horses and cattle as they are to human beings. If diversi-
. Nature study and agriculture. Nature study; Agriculture. 428 FARM MANAGEMENT as possible. There are thousands of other homes that can amply afford these comforts and conveniences and would have them if the house were brought up to date as com- pletely as the equipment of farm machinery. Other Farm Buildings. — In recent years we have learned to pay more and more attention to the lighting and ventilat- ing of the stable in which live stock is kept, beheving that these two factors, as well as warmth, are as essen- tial to the health of horses and cattle as they are to human beings. If diversi- fied farming is carried on, a good silo should be included in the layout. Other impor- tant buildings, as granary and machine sheds, our readers are quite familiar with and require no comment here. All buildings from which the water supply might be polluted should be kept at a good distance from the well. Farm Machinery The invention and employment of labor-saving machinery for the farm during the last fifty years forms a most inter- esting and important chapter in the history of human progress. With modern implements, horse power, and farm motors, one man can now accomplish as much labor as many men could accomplish fifty years ago and do it with less of the tedious drudgery and backache of former days. This machinery, however, which is doing so much for the modern farmer, is also quite often the means of his financial ruin, for it costs. Modern Barn with Silo. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Schmidt, Charles Christian, 1859-. Boston, New York [etc. ] D. C. Heath & Co
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