Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1920-05-11
SELECT PRETTY SITE
FOR THE FARM HOME
Outiu0h from Windows uf Mo~t-t >cd
Natural og Artificial objects

Natural o. artificial objects
Their are 80 many beautiful and
convenient spots for farm houses
ami there are so many farm houses
in uubeautiful and inconyenient
spots,
It is not possible to give every
beautiful spot a farm house, but it
is possible to give every farm house
yet to be built beautiful spot-at
least relatively beautiful.
And beauty counts. 1t counts in
dollars. The farm business is SO
closely related to the farm home that
the efficiency of the farmer and the
reputation of his farm depend large
~ on the appearance OF his home.
Beauty counts in citizenship and tenn
peramental preparedness for life.
Children especially are wonderfully
affected for good or i'll by their sur
roundings. a man and woman be-
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children they are to bring up to give
them a home located at the most at
tractive spot on the farm-if attrac-
tiveness can be made to combine at
all with convenience, and it usually
can.
Ii at all possible, say specialists
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Agriculture, the house should be
located near good trees, the shade of
which may be used and enjoyed by
the family every day during the sum-
mer. 1t takes so long to grow trees
that those already available should
be cherished and utilized to the full
lest extent.
Use Natural Attractions.
Another thing that should be care
fully considered is outlook. The
house should be located so that the
windows of the rooms used look out
upon attractive views. The living
room and the kitchen are entitled to
first consideration in this matter.
The near view should be over an I'M
broken lawn. and there should be
some object of interest beyond. If
there is in the general landscape a
mountain, water view. woodland.
meadow, an extended farm view
or even handsome tree. use it as
an inspiring picture, framed by the
window for the family through the
years. 1t may mean the difference
between a sordid life and an inspired
life for the children who are brought
up under its influence. At any rate
it will mean active pleasure or quiet
consolation to the wife amid the
daily cares of the household. If all
these natural objects are lacking,
possibly some feature may be created
on the place, such as an attractive
group of shrubs so placed and arrang-
ed as to have something of interest
every month in the year.
Other things than beauty, of course,
are to be considered in locating the
farm home. The exposure is one Of
the most important for securing the
comfort of the family. In cold coun-
tries the most used rooms should be
placed on the side of the house where
they will be protected from the win
| ter winds. In warm countries the
most used rooms should be so located
that they will get the benefit of the
prevailing winds during the hottest
months.
The elevation should be such as to
make good drainage possible. Under
no circumstances should the house
get the drainage from other build
ings.
Make Buildings Harmonic
In hilly or mountainous country
a site should be selected that will
provide little level land Immediately
around the house. This is necessary
both for appearance and for COM
fort in living. The house with no
level land around it is likely to give
the impression of being about to
slide from its location. With even
little level ground it may be given
the appearance Of fitting snugly into
the site. Only those who have lived
in house with steep slope at the
Threshold have a vivid realization
of it's many discomforts.
The lawn should include as much
space as the family can use and en-
! Joy. Five times as much ground as
is covered by the house should be
the minimum, the specialists say,
though 90 times as much would be
better. If the lawn must necessar
| lily be small it is frequently possible
to increase the apparent size by max
ing part of an adjacent pasture or
other open area appear to belong