The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1909-04-30
PAYING ATTENTION TO
THE FARM LANDSCAPE
Identifying Of the Farm Home Should
Not Be Ignored.

A great many. If not majority o.
Colorado farms are of forty acres OF
more. The problem OF making tht
farm an attractive place is best solved
at the beginning. The common meth
Cd is TO build house and outhuildings
close by the highway, along which
ever corner il chances 10 run.
The result is that the opportunity "a
beautify the farm home is thus lost al
the outset II one has only a city lot
10 build upon. this crOwding to the
front is not only permissible. but nee
essary. But with 40 acres OF back
ground the squeezing of the home into
the extreme corner shows lack of i'm
agination
The farm view from its buildings
should be one of magnificent distances
Two things may aid in securing this.
First, If there is an elevation any
where upon the farm. the homestead.
other conditions being satisfactory.
should be located there ID is an in
spiration Of incompatible value 10 the
farmer in his few leisure moments TO
stand al the door OF his home and look
down upon the domain which he is
yearly conquering The nearer such
an elevation is TO the center. the better
the opportunities for securing fine
landscape effects. and If there be no
such elevation upon the farm. a few
acres near the center should be chosen
for the home inclosure. from which a
driveway should connect ID with the
highway by the shortest route com
patible with regular laying on Of the
fields
The reasons for having barns and
implement houses at this point are es-
pecially sound II is the point OF
vantage from which all portions Of
the farm are Of easiest access. which
means much in economy Of time. and
OF wear and tear upon machinery go
ing 10 and coming from the outlying
fields. on two different farms in New
York state, one OF twice the size OF
the other. il was found that the posi-
tion OF the farm buildings near the
center of the large one resulted in
even less loss of time going 10 and
coming from the fields than in the
smaller. where the buildings were in
conveniently located
The question Of planting the immed-
late surroundings OF the farm build
ings may be reserved for a subsequent
paper. but few words about the
planting OF the outlying portions will
not be out Of place here.
First-Plant the ditch banks with
willows. silver-leaf poplars.. Carolina
poplars. etc. in such manner that in
a few years il will all appear as a nat
ural mass OF vegetation along a nat
ural waterway.
Second-Plant the driveway with
American elms. set 40 feet apart. using
Carolina poplars as filters half way be-
tween The latter will make quick
growth. but should be removed when
they begin 70 touch arms with the
elms
Third-Where windbreaks are re-
quired. use Carolina poplars. set as
closely as twenty feet. or If consider
able height is not needed. use box
elders set II 10 Is feet apart DO not
make the mistake OF using Lombardy
poplars They have an entirely diff
ferent use.
Fourth-Rows Of elms or soft ma
pies may be planted along the high
way outside the farm boundaries with
excellent effect-l.eslie r PAUL. Col
orado Agricultural College. Fort Col
Inns