. Fruits, vegetables and flowers, a non-technical manual for their culture. more than 400 feet from the road, somewherenear the center of the farm lands; for all operations begin and end at thehouse, and it should, therefore, be most conveniently centered. It shouldface the south. Behind it at a distance of about 150 feet, or less, if firehazard is minimized, may stand the barns and other service buildingsarranged perhaps most conveniently for work around a hollow square or 183 184 SUCCESSFUL FARMING l)!irn court. A windhrcak ujx)!! tho wost and north of tliis Rroup of Itiiild-injis, wliil(^ s
. Fruits, vegetables and flowers, a non-technical manual for their culture. more than 400 feet from the road, somewherenear the center of the farm lands; for all operations begin and end at thehouse, and it should, therefore, be most conveniently centered. It shouldface the south. Behind it at a distance of about 150 feet, or less, if firehazard is minimized, may stand the barns and other service buildingsarranged perhaps most conveniently for work around a hollow square or 183 184 SUCCESSFUL FARMING l)!irn court. A windhrcak ujx)!! tho wost and north of tliis Rroup of Itiiild-injis, wliil(^ slicltcriiin tliciii, will likewise protect the iioiise and home gardenand orchard from j)revailinii; winds. To reach this court, the entrance drivewouUl pass the house, preferably upon the west side, but not nearer thanfifty feet^a little spur beinp; jirovidcd from it for the house \isitor8. Forconvenience, arranj^e the huiidiiifis with the chicken iiouse nearest thekitchen, and for comfort place tiie ho^ pen or other more obnoxious neces-sity farthest to tliu A CofTVENlENT AN*I> AlTUAiTlNK 1?.M<M^^TKAH. Provide a vopetable pardon, liedped in if |)()ssilil(\ very near the houseand let it be tastefully laid out and contain the small fruits such ^berries, strawberries, grapes, asparagus and rhubarb; ])ossibly dwarffruit trees as well as kitchen vegetables and hardy Mowers for a garden need not, in fact, it .should not, be n-legated to the back ofthe place, l)ut may lie toward the front road and form the east side of theremaining area of the house lawn. All <»f this makes for convenience ofojxjration of the farm j)Iant and affords opportunity to ornament it with thegreatest ease and effectiveness. But it is only an ideal, and most places are • Couitcay of Doubleday, Pago & Co., Garden City, N. V. From Farm Management, by Curd. BEAUTIFYING HOME GROUNDS 185 very unlike it. Others may profit by such a picture and it will give thems
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