The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-22
oME ECON MIG s
 GARDENS AND ORCHARDS
The Farm Home

There are so many beautiful and con- venient spots for farm houses&and there are so many houses in unbeautiful and ineonvenieat spots!
 It is not possible to give every beau tiful spot a farm house, but it is possible to give every farm house yet to be built a beautiful spot-at least relatively beau tifuL
 And beauty counts. It counts in dollars The farm business is so closely relateH to the farmer and the reputation or ms farm depend largely on the appearances of his home. Beauty counts in citizenship and temperamental preparedness for ite Children especially are wonderfully aI- fected for good or i'll by their surrouLG- ings A man and woman begnnlhs lle on the farm owe it to the children they are to bring up to give them a nome located at the most attractive spot oi the farm-if attractiveness can De haaue to combine at all with convenience, aAo it usually can.
 If at ail possible say specialists of the Tinted States department of agriculture, the house should be located near soou trees. the shade of which may De uss' and enioyed by the family every day our- ing the summer. It takes so long to grow good trees that those already avallaple should be cherished and utilized to tns fullest extent
 Another thing that should De fully considered Is outlook. The house ahould be located so that the windows ol Ina rooms most used look out upon at tYactive views The living room ana tne kitchen are entitled to first conslderauon in this matter. The near view shoulo ue over an unbroken lawn. and there snoulo be come object of interest beyond. 1A there is in the general landscape inoun- tain a water view, Woouianu' " meadow, an extended farm view or esen M a handsome tree, use t as an insplrlns 5 ~,o4ura framed by the window for the familv through the years. It may mean inc difference between a sordid llte anu an inspired life for the children Who aio . hrought up under its influence. AL any rate if will mean active pleasure or cue. consolation to the wife amid the uaAS cares of the household. If all lnese Hee. ural objects are lacking, poss!py sumo feature may be created on tne p,so. p1 such as an attractive group of shruo9 so nlaced and arranged as to have some thine of interest every month III tii' year. - o, co,,rse .ro "a ba considered in locating the rafH sbone. The exposure Is one or the auo ',+ important for securing the comfort ol esle family. Tn cold countries the most u's rooms should be placed on the sue o the house where they VIII pc pios'es...,. erom the winter winds. In warm coun- ..;as tha most used rooms should pc so ,onated That they will get the beneht oI tha nrevailing winds during the holtese months. o,, a. to ,,,are good drainage possible. Under no circumstances should the house eet 'N0 drainage from other buildings.
 Tn hilly or mountainous country site should be selected that Win Wp pi 4,1, 2 littIa level land immediately around tne ,sa,sa This is necessary both for ap- ,.aa ranca and for comfort in living. me i,o,,sa with no level land around lt s ,n,al1y to give the impression or peaaS p,s' nhei,t n slide from it's location. Wltn a,,sy, a little level ground 1t may be gwen *ta annrearance of fitting snugly into 'n' sita Only those who have llNeo ln ,a bonse with steep slope at the tnresisUta s s,s' have a vivid realization or lts many V comforts. ,,,,,cb snace
 AnS ~ ,,,ilv can use and enjoy. f.Ve s..es oa much ground as Is covered py t,l ,,o,,sa should be the minimum, lns o,a1ists say. though twenty times .''s '.s,' ,youId he better. If the lawn if'u9' ,luaossarilv be small it is frequently pos- s,,1a te increase the apparent s or waking part of an adjacent pastuis ,t nther open area appear to belong wlon n+aa ai
 The barns also should be weH ioee,o sd and of such construction that tney ,,,,a, Si,v +ta house appear to belong togetner; i4Ss tSe sho,,ld he close enough to faciIllate .n9 ,rorly to be done, but not so closs o,,id a,i worh roy,,nent ev m or obtrus've. They shonla he ,oo sp situated with respect to the h1uTe tbat the prevailing winds, espeelany ur and , ,na' those Ins seasons when the doors ant an,
 S ,;, dows are likely to be open uo m ,',e'rv from the barns toward tle ,.o tb a Ia paom co,d climates the barn as well as ,n ,ne ,.nuse sn ee'I needs protection from severe wiA ter winds. .,,,,,.,,re has re-
 ,,tIv nublished booklet entitled nsa ,ens ttf,;np the Farmstead." It inciuaes. , ai9ns 9iss slt m,t,, many other subjects. iug tris e,,ssion of the matters mentioned IT, .n,,. .rtiola The booklet is known as far,n r, a,s, Rulletin los7. and copies or It nn~. ha had free on application to tne aepa an1. .,sant Persons who are planning ,o . ,u1a str,,ct farm buildings or who woulo nn. ao,,. s.rur, ;ncrease the attractiveness or con ,,,;once .o of their places by slight ai'erN tians will be interested in It.