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Show 'IE FARMER'S' FRONT YARD q How seldom, as wo drlvo through tho country, do wo find a farm, which In tho arrangement of tbo grounds surrounding it, appeals to us as having hav-ing been treated artistically. Thero Is no doubt but that the majority ma-jority of theso places fall to Impress us with their beauty because they nro laid out In a faulty manner. Somo of tho principles wbtth govern tho placing ot buildings, the arranging arrang-ing of tho drives or tho planting of tho trees nnd shrubbery havo been-violated, been-violated, causing a lack of harmony or an Incongruity which Is anything but pleasant. It Is difficult in tho brief compass j of ono short article to show conclu' slvely tho best manner of treating such a general subject, as the farm homo. I will theroforo confine myself my-self to tho most Important principles which npply to this matter. Those In relation to the position ot the house, tho placing of drives and the nrrnngement of tho planting. For tho attainment ot best results thoro Is probably no other point of greater Importance than tho position of the houso. This plainly for healta and eomfort of tho occupants must bo In a comparatively high and we'd drained spot near enough to the most Important surrounding places of work to bo accessible and abovo all, If thero Is any particularly fine scenery scen-ery near, it should be arranged so that tho vlow from tho rooms used most should bo In that direction and unobstructed. Whllo considering theso points In regard to the outlook of the house, wo must keop in mind the fact that It should never bo nearer tho road than three times Its height, it tho most artistic results would bo obtained. This will give room In tho front yard to arrange tho drives and tho planting of trees nnd shrubs which wo will now con- , Bldor. Hero Is tho great opportunity to increase the beauty of a p'neo and I yet It Is ono which Is most often ncg- I lected In our farm homes. I Wo so often find examples of somo futilo efforts to improve their placo by planting somo fancy trees or shrubs In tho middle of their front yard, where thoy stand like soldiers on guard, and when neglected, as thoy usually are, In a short tlmo thoy appear as bidcouB and Inharmonious as could well bo Imagined. Or, If it Is not a case of poor planting, wo may find a poorly arranged drlvo; ono which Is so badly out ot placo that it dostroys any sense of beauty which might othorwlso oxltt. Coinparo then tho treatment ot tho front yards lu tho accompanying sketches. In number ono we havo It cut by tho drlvo passing in front ot tho house, whllo between tho drlvo and tho road are trees which so completely com-pletely shut oft tho view that ono could neither sco In or out. This Is not u far fotchod flguro. We all know that this mothod ot handling tho subjoct is much more common than tho mothod shown in number two, whero tho front la kept open and clean, with nothing but well trimmed grass and possibly n troo or two upon It, and yet thoro Is planting enough. This mothod allows tho houso, which Is always tho central object In such a picture, to stand out clearly and Impress tho onlooker with an air of warmth nnd hospitality so much to bo desired. Any planting of thrubbory whlcli la wanted may be kept as shown along tho bordors of tho placo or closo to tho angles of tho houso whllo tho trees may bo along tho drives or scnttored In clumps nt tho sldo or rear ot tho houso. If nny dowers aro planted, nnd surely thuro should bo, put them close to tho houso along tho wull or in tho edge of tho shrubbery border. In this border planting, plan on having hav-ing tho tallest growing species at tho back with tho smaller and any fancy or flue follugcd typo along tho front with perennial und annual flow-ors flow-ors scattered among nnd in front ot them. This will glvo nmplo room for Howors and tholr colors will augment tho beauty ot tho shrubs fivhllo their own attractiveness will not bo lessened les-sened lu tho least. Whllo 1 think that every reader will agreo v.ith mo that flguro two gives a feullng of much greater beauty beau-ty than flguro ono, tho fact remains (hat almost invariably tho front ynrds of tnrm homes moro nearl ro-semb ro-semb o tho first figure than the se ond. Why is this truo? Cun It bo becauso tho farmer feels that the arrangement In tho second and best pltturo Is mora expenstvo? If his ronton for soloctlng tho poorer ar-nuigoment ar-nuigoment Is because ho thinks ho will havo to purchase some fancy shrubs, -bJlwJDe3HTor courses In order to goUa-flna effect,' ho Is mfd-taken. mfd-taken. Tho same trees and shrubs used In tho first might bo usod in tho second with the best of success it only caro and tasto woro used in tho arrangement. Our hills aro full of beautiful and useful trees and srubs, whllo tho river courses in our valleys abound with shrubs and vines which could "easily bo .moved to our dooryard and thoro used to make tho farm homo a placo of much greater beauty and enjoyment. Utah Farmor. |