The Arizona sentinel., 1888-12-22
WORKING TO A PLAN.
Some Wholesome Advice for Thoughtles
 Farmers and Gardeners.

Some Wholesome Advice for Thoughtless
 Farmers and Gardeners.
 Before a person commences to erect building of any considerable size he draws a plan of it or employs an architect to make one. The same thing is done if an individual or cor poration sets out to build bridge. An engineer lays out railroad before any work of grading is done on it. A surveyor is employed to mark the line of a common wagon road. Surveyors, engineers and landscape gardeners are engaged for laying out public and private parks. They carefully meas ure the ground, get the level of every portion of it, arrange for ponds and elevations, and locate the paths and drives. The landscape gardener not only designates where to have trees planted, but mark ks on large map the kinds that are to be set out. Several thousand dollars are generally spent in preparing plans for a large park be- fore single hours work is done. Sometimes the park is erected on a small scale, so as to afford better idea of it than can be given on a map or chart
 But map of a farm on which the owner expects to spend most of his life, raise crops, keep stock, entertain friends, and find enjoyment for him. self and family is seldom made. Often the boundaries of it are not definitely fixed or marked by monuments. hi some eases fences are erected rod or more from the true lines The first occupant blows pieces of land here and there as is most convenient or most promising of producing crops. Temporary buildings are put up with out considering where is the place for them. As cellar is dug and well sank the site for buildings is never changed, though in many respects it proves to be very inconvenient and unsuitable one. Soon garden is made, some trees, bushes and shrub berY planted on the place that was not selected with proper care. Division fences are put up, not on straight lines nor inclosing definite number of acres: As there is no plan to work on the farm always presents bad appear" ance. Quite likely it will prove to be an inconvenient place to manage.
 The boundaries of every farm should be established by a competent surveyor before any fences are erected or any land plowed. A map of the farm should then be made, showing the elevations and depressions, the springs and streams, if there are any. The site for the farm buildings should be then se- lected, regard being had for pleasant view, good drainage, protection from the wind, and supply of water. The spot should be chosen that will make it convenient to reach the travelled road and to go to the different fields and pastures. If the land is level the fields should be made to contain definite number of acres. The own CT can then calculate definitely how much time will be required to blow sach and can estimate the yield per acre. The ground designed for plant ing to fruit and timber trees should be selected and marked on the map. So should that which is to be devoted to raising small fruits and garden vege- tables.
 After the general plan of the farm has been made attention should be given to working up details. The matter of ornamenting the place with trees and shrubs should be considered. Winter affords lessons for mak g plans for farms. Good ideas can often be obtained by visiting places that have been improved in a systematic manner, which presents pleasant ap- pearance, and which are convenient to work Chicago Times: