Copyright, 1900
By THE MACMILLAN COMPANY
Set up and electrotyped January, 1900
Reprinted August, 1902; January, 1905;
August, 1907; June, 1910
Mount Pleasant Press
J. Horace McFarland Company
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGES | |
|---|---|---|
| I. | Rural Homes | [1-11] |
| II. | The Farm as a Source of Income | [12-42] |
| III. | Educational Opportunity on the Farm | [43-53] |
| IV. | Selection and Purchase of Farms | [54-64] |
| V. | The Relation of the Farmer to the Lawyer(By Hon. DeForest VanVleet) | [65-73] |
| VI. | Locating the House | [74-86] |
| VII. | Planning Rural Buildings | [87-131] |
| VIII. | Building the House—General Lay-out | [132-157] |
| Building the Foundations | [138] | |
| Wooden Houses—The Frame | [142] | |
| IX. | Building the House, Concluded—Outside Covering, Painting | [158-180] |
| Veneered Houses | [168] | |
| Old Houses | [170] | |
| Painting the House | [173] | |
| X. | Inside Finish, Heating, and Ventilation | [181-192] |
| Heating and Ventilation | [190] | |
| XI. | House Furnishing and Decoration(By Professor Mary Roberts Smith) | [193-203] |
| XII. | Cleanliness and Sanitation—Water Supply andSewage (By Professor Mary Roberts Smith) | [204-223] |
| Water Supply and Sewage | [217] | |
| XIII. | Household Administration, Economy, and Comfort(By Professor Mary Roberts Smith) | [224-236] |
| XIV. | The Home Yard(By Professor L. H. Bailey) | [237-248] |
| XV. | A Discussion of Barns | [249-265] |
| Location | [255] | |
| Planning the Barn | [259] | |
| Water Supply | [261] | |
| XVI. | Building the Barn—The Basement | [266-287] |
| Excavation | [268] | |
| Walls | [271] | |
| Floors | [277] | |
| Stalls | [280] | |
| Mangers and Ties | [285] | |
| XVII. | Building the Barn—The Superstructure | [288-297] |
| XVIII. | Remodeling Old Barns | [298-305] |
| XIX. | Outbuildings and Accessories | [306-320] |
| Poultry Houses | [306] | |
| Piggeries | [311] | |
| The Silo | [316] | |
| XX. | Lightning Protection(By H. H. Norris, M.E.) | [321-335] |
| Metal Roofs | [324] | |
| Protecting Wooden Roofs | [326] | |
| XXI. | The Fields | [336-345] |
| Fences | [336] | |
| Orchards | [340] | |
| Farm Garden | [341] | |
| Index | [346] | |
THE FARMSTEAD
CHAPTER I
RURAL HOMES
Man is made partly by heredity, partly by environment; both may be controlled and modified to a far greater extent than is generally supposed. In speaking of farm life, its disadvantages are frequently emphasized, while its possible advantages as an environment for the development of the finest quality of human nature are as often ignored or overlooked.