The farmstead: The making of the rural home and the lay-out of the farm by Roberts

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Author Roberts, Isaac Phillips, 1833-1928
Title The farmstead: The making of the rural home and the lay-out of the farm
(5th edition)
Original Publication United States: The MacMillan Company,1900,copyright 1910.
Series Title The rural science series
Contents Rural homes -- The farm as a source of income -- Educational opportunity on the farm -- Selection and purchase of farms -- The relation of the farmer to the lawyer, by Hon. DeForest VanVleet -- Locating the house -- Planning rural buildings -- Building the house: general lay-out -- Building the house, concluded: outside covering, painting -- Inside finish, heating, and ventilation -- House furnishing and decoration, by Professor Mary Roberts Smith -- Cleanliness and sanitation: water supply and sewage, by Professor Mary Roberts Smith -- Household administration, economy, and comfort, by Professor Mary Roberts Smith -- The home yard, by Professor L. H. Bailey -- A discussion of barns -- Building the barn: the basement -- Building the barn: the superstructure -- Remodeling old barns -- Outbuildings and accessories -- Lightning protection, by H. H. Norris, M.E. -- The fields.
Credits Charlene Taylor, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Language English
LoC Class NA: Fine Arts: Architecture
Subject Farm life
Subject Farm buildings
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EBook-No. 68243
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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