The farmsteadVolume II—CropsReading editionChapter navigation36 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTHE FARMSTEAD THE MAKING OF THE RURAL HOME AND THE LAY-OUT OF THE FARMChapter I · RURAL HOMESChapter II · THE FARM AS A SOURCE OF INCOMEChapter III · EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY ON THE FARMChapter IV · SELECTION AND PURCHASE OF FARMSChapter V · THE RELATION OF THE FARMER TO THE LAWYERChapter VI · LOCATING THE HOUSEChapter VII · PLANNING RURAL BUILDINGSChapter VIII · BUILDING THE HOUSE—GENERAL LAY-OUTChapter IX · BUILDING THE HOUSE, CONCLUDED.—OUTSIDE COVERING, PAINTINGChapter X · INSIDE FINISH, HEATING, AND VENTILATIONChapter XI · HOUSE FURNISHING AND DECORATIONChapter XII · CLEANLINESS AND SANITATION—WATER SUPPLY AND SEWAGEChapter XIII · HOUSEHOLD ADMINISTRATION, ECONOMY, AND COMFORTChapter XIV · THE HOME YARDChapter XV · A DISCUSSION OF BARNSChapter XVI · BUILDING THE BARN—THE BASEMENTChapter XVII · BUILDING THE BARN—THE SUPERSTRUCTUREChapter XVIII · REMODELING OLD BARNSChapter XIX · OUTBUILDINGS AND ACCESSORIESChapter XX · PROTECTION FROM LIGHTNINGChapter XXI · THE FIELDSINDEXCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN HORTICULTUREBOOKS ON AGRICULTURELESSONS WITH PLANTS Suggestions for Seeing and Interpreting Some of the Common Forms of VegetationBOTANY An Elementary Text for SchoolsFOR THE STUDENT OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRYNEW BOOKS FOR THE FARM LIBRARYCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN AGRICULTUREVolume I—FarmsVolume II—CropsVolume III—AnimalsVolume IV—The Farm and the CommunityTranscriber’s NotesPrevious chapter ←Volume I—FarmsNext chapter →Volume III—AnimalsAll chapters and sections (36)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTHE FARMSTEAD THE MAKING OF THE RURAL HOME AND THE LAY-OUT OF THE FARMChapters123456789101112131415161718192021Other sectionsINDEXCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN HORTICULTUREBOOKS ON AGRICULTURELESSONS WITH PLANTS Suggestions for Seeing and Interpreting Some of the Common Forms of VegetationBOTANY An Elementary Text for SchoolsFOR THE STUDENT OF AGRICULTURAL CHEMISTRYNEW BOOKS FOR THE FARM LIBRARYCYCLOPEDIA OF AMERICAN AGRICULTUREVolume I—FarmsVolume II—CropsVolume III—AnimalsVolume IV—The Farm and the CommunityTranscriber’s NotesThe Plant and Its Relations—The Manufacture of Crop Products—North American Field Crops.◇← Volume I—FarmsVolume III—Animals →