The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1917-12-27
Getting Ready to Build

The Introductory and most import
ant factor in the preliminary consid-.
eratons of the farm building is the
site or location itself The ensuing
, agents have to be considered: Water,
climatical influences, topography or
! lay of the ground, strategic placing in
relation to the remainder of the farm,
and access to the world. Water
must be right at hand as it is a nee
cesity of life. Climatical influence
stands for wealth of health. 1t means
tempered temperature, dry atmos-
phere, and moderate movement of air
Topography is the physical lay of thu
| land.
The location of the houses must be
free from hazard. That is, not in
| gulyy where floods are dangerous but
\ a knoll or side of knoll. They
must also be free from landslides,
isnowslides and other dangers. Under
topography is also subdivided texture
of ground, as rocky, swampy, forest
ed, etc Hard labor will alter this
conditions for tedious work is neces-
in all eNcavating; but no amour,
of toll will stop flood. landslide or
change the clmatical influence when
| topography is sacrificed for the tex
ture Of the ground Typographical
considerations and climatical Influence
are closely allied so that the two are
usually found together.
! Strategical placing Of farm struc-
lures means briefly, ease of communi-
cation with the whole farm eye, trav-
el and work. The latter agent stands
for proximity to a main road and rail
road. The perspective distance will
not count. it will not bring the road
perceptibly nearer. unless the farm
touches the road or railroad; in this
case it makes little difference if the
road is a fey hundred yards farther.
Water can usually be transported to
a greater or less distance but no one
can transport climate or lay of the
ground These are stationary fac
tors while the others are transport
able. So the two cannot, be, sacrificed
1T any, cost. .-. '' } -
Have 70 uevcr observed how many
farm residences and buildings are out
| of proportion to the size and contents
Of the farm-a large farm in size and
4 contents with a small residence and a
| few small structures on the farm with
small lacreagc and yield aid large resi-
dence and farm structures? Either
one appears ridiculous.' The only ex-
cusc for the former is poverty and for
the latter. is wealth. The large farm
with small structural capacity hints
by outside appearances that the owner
lis out of proportion to the farm.
Broad acres are as visible as slim
acres. A simple analogy is tight fit
ting apparel on a large man.
The framped air pervi ides in both
INSTANCES. The case shows that the
man admires palatial luxury regard
less of IF producing power Of the
! place. He feIsrts to the castle period
of history Financially speaking the
large or extensive structured farm
with small producing capacity must
ell at price to include its extensive
abodes. When it is known that a very
large majority buy farm to make a
living. it becomes plain that the large
housed small farm is hard to sell.
There is a wise ratio between acres
of land and square feet of abode or
producing capacity and structural
capacity. As a final consideration,
the large farm has no business with
small equippage of help, human ami
NAL or mechanical and the small farm
should not tamper with what the large
farm needs in divers help.