The Farmstead: The making of the rural home and the lay-out of the farm (5th edition)
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THE FARMSTEAD THE MAKING OF THE RURAL HOME AND THE LAY-OUT OF THE FARM
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I RURAL HOMES
CHAPTER II THE FARM AS A SOURCE OF INCOME
CHAPTER III EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY ON THE FARM
CHAPTER IV SELECTION AND PURCHASE OF FARMS
CHAPTER V THE RELATION OF THE FARMER TO THE LAWYER
CHAPTER VI LOCATING THE HOUSE
CHAPTER VII PLANNING RURAL BUILDINGS
CHAPTER VIII BUILDING THE HOUSE—GENERAL LAY-OUT
BUILDING THE FOUNDATIONS
WOODEN HOUSES—THE FRAME
CHAPTER IX BUILDING THE HOUSE, CONCLUDED.—OUTSIDE COVERING, PAINTING
VENEERED HOUSES
OLD HOUSES
PAINTING THE HOUSE
CHAPTER X INSIDE FINISH, HEATING, AND VENTILATION
HEATING AND VENTILATION
CHAPTER XI HOUSE FURNISHING AND DECORATION
CHAPTER XII CLEANLINESS AND SANITATION—WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE
WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGE
CHAPTER XIII HOUSEHOLD ADMINISTRATION, ECONOMY, AND COMFORT
CHAPTER XIV THE HOME YARD
HOW TO DO THE WORK
CHAPTER XV A DISCUSSION OF BARNS
LOCATION
PLANNING THE BARN
WATER SUPPLY
CHAPTER XVI BUILDING THE BARN—THE BASEMENT
EXCAVATION
WALLS
FLOORS
STALLS
MANGERS AND TIES
CHAPTER XVII BUILDING THE BARN—THE SUPERSTRUCTURE
CHAPTER XVIII REMODELING OLD BARNS
CHAPTER XIX OUTBUILDINGS AND ACCESSORIES
POULTRY HOUSES
PIGGERIES
THE SILO
CHAPTER XX PROTECTION FROM LIGHTNING
METAL ROOFS
PROTECTING WOODEN ROOFS
CHAPTER XXI THE FIELDS
FENCES
ORCHARDS
FARM GARDEN
INDEX
CYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN HORTICULTURE
BOOKS ON AGRICULTURE
On Selection of Land, etc.
On Tillage, Crops, etc.
On Plant Diseases, etc.
On Production of New Plants
On Garden Making
On Fruit-growing, etc.
On the Care of Live Stock
On Dairy Work
On Economics and Organization
On Everything Agricultural
LESSONS WITH PLANTS Suggestions for Seeing and Interpreting Some of the Common Forms of Vegetation
BOTANY An Elementary Text for Schools
FOR THE STUDENT OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRY
The Chemistry of Plant and Animal Life
Dairy Chemistry
Soils and Fertilizers
NEW BOOKS FOR THE FARM LIBRARY
Three Acres and Liberty
A Book of Vegetables and Garden Herbs
A Self-supporting Home
The New Earth
CYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN AGRICULTURE
Volume I—Farms
Volume II—Crops
Volume III—Animals
Volume IV—The Farm and the Community
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