Show CHEAP FARM HOUSE FOR TENANT OR OWNER FARM TENANT the department of agriculture has made public the first of a series of plans for farm houses to be prepared by its specialists with a view to en ablang farmers to construct live and better homes the basis of alio inquiry is the belief that the farm house is th most important building on the farm and money judiciously ex in its planning and construe alon la well invested the objects sought la the plans are to provide structures reasonable in cost and of good material and EO arranged as to give the maximum in health comfort jond happiness to the family and added ence to the housewife in her domestic operations the plans made public are tor the construction of an inexpensive farm tenant house although the house as planned contains many valuable sug gest lons for owners with small daml lie the provision of proper tenant houses on farms it Is believed Is of increasing importance to farm man t because of the increasing number of rented farms the growing demand of tenants for modern houses and a better understanding of the in of the home upon farm labor ai d field efficiency the census re port of 1910 shows an increase dur ang the previous ten years of more than rented farms many of the new tenants moved into good houses vacated by the owners but many others are living in buildings wholly insulted to their needs the cost of these houses commonly is in consistent with the value of the farms and the lack of improvements in then the n too often Is in striking contrast with the outbuildings buildings out farming machinery and field equipment the important principles of plan nang applicable to all buildings which effect saving in construction and in the performance of indoor work have leen carefully considered in these plans endeavor has been made to provide good lines and pleasing proportions which are essentials to gen ane beauty in all structures and are ithe production of designing rather than of additional material and labar special emphasis has been put upon providing a little home that will be conducive to the health of the family provide for its social and domes tic needs and save unnecessary steps and 01 orations on the part of the housekeeper the architects studies seem to make it clear that many homes in towns as well as in the country could have been greatly improved and at the same time built at less expense it had been studiously planned to meet the family needs skillfully designed and carefully constructed the tenant house the house plans of which are ebo is a simple tour corner structure without bay windows ga lies and dommers dormers or any projection save the torance which overhangs and protects the walls and window open ings the house is planned for the anost inexpensive arrangement con with the need and the convenience of a email family it has but one and but one outside an fn arance the single door the home has but one entrance which would be insufficient in a town house and it may be in this one but another door can be gotten into the llan only by a sacrifice of wall and hoor space which cannot be spared or by increasing the size and cost of the house which n connection with this problem cannot be done if a door Is for one of the three windows in the south end of the lining room the best part of the room be ruined moving tha entrance door to the south side of the porch not only restrict the uses of the porch but an outside door in the kitchen which in turn would necessitate a corresponding in crease in the floor and wall space of the kitchen it the door that opens from living room to porch farther from the fireplace valuable floor and vail space in both room and porch would be sacrificed these little details affect the size of rooms and of the building and therefore tha cost they are bome times and of necessity influenced more b economy than by conven but b careful study they mai often be made tons latent with both jt Is economical for instance to hav tut one outside entrance to this house ft ath this entrance nearest the barni and the entrance from the highway and treated as it is with the nd inexpensive pergola and benches ich separate the lawn and the bad ad it should serve every purpose ef jt 48 an as well also i kitchen door in many ten and twelve room farm houses with three or four outside doors only one door Is much used and that one is either in or near the kitchen notwithstanding the simplicity and the playhouse appearance of the building suggested by the department it provides more usable space for dally activities ot the family than many larger houses it Is more convenient for a email family more comfortable for table healthful and delightful than many farm houses costing twice as much the kitchen very few residences of any size have a kitchen more pleasantly located better lighted and ventilated and more conveniently arranged than this little four room house it Is brightened by the morning sun cooled by the southern breezes and shielded from the intense beat of summer afternoons it commands a view of the garden the play grounds the barns the lawn the gate and the highway it opens on to a screened porch which in summer Is the mot livable nook in the bouse much of the kitchen work may be done there away from the fumes and the beat of the stove which happily tor the other rooms of the ouse blow out through the north and cast windows location of stove and ash bin the stove Is well lighted and with the porch window closed it Is out of the cross drafts of air it is with in six feet of tho most distant fixture in the kitchen and but little farther from the dining table all stove utensils are within reach and the work table and the fuel in the box beneath it are but two steps away the ashes drop from the alre box of the stove through a short pipe to the ash bin beneath the concrete floor the fuel box supporting the table top occupies space which might oth be wasted it Is filled from the outside of the house and emptied from the inside through a small door over the concrete floor A trap or dump like that in the fireplace Is provided for floor sweepings and possible dust from the door of the coal or wood box it la in the concrete floor behind the kitchen door near the fuel box opening and over the ash bin the carrying of fuel and ashes is thus eliminated from the comans womans work provided the man or boy fills the coal or wood box each week or as may be necessary and empties the ash bin two or three times a year the water problem also has been carefully considered in this little plan cistern water may be drawn from the bucket pump on the porch or it desired from a pitcher pump at the sink hot water is heated and stored in the reservoir of the stove aba sink with only the drain pipe to be provided Is too inexpensive to omit from any kitchen and space enough has been saved in this one to more than pay tor all such conveniences this little kitchen excels many oth era in not being a thoroughfare to other rooms the men and boys will wash on the porch leave their hats and rain coats there and enter the living room without disturbing the kitchen workers the porch the screened porch is as large aa the plan will permit but too small tor all the purposes for which it will be in demand besides the usual kitchen work the ironing and perhaps the clothes washing will be done there the one screen door locks up the house and butter meat and milk put on the porch to cool at night will be secure against dogs and cats the porch will be in demand also as a dining sitting porch sleeping porch and play room its uses and tho comfort of the house in winter may hlll further be increased by put ting la imrch sash and a solid door the living room tho living room is large enough tor the longest dining table that harvest days will over require and with its two routes to the kitchen it Is un usually convenient for ceding a large number of workmen ith triple w inflows on the south and two on the north a screened porch on the east and an alcoe bedroom on the west it is as p earnt a dining and sitting room as a 5 house can afford and a glowing alre in the hearth it may be as comfortable and as cheer ful in winter as a steam heated mau elon |