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PREFATORY, 9
INTRODUCTORY, 13
General Suggestions, 19
Style of Building--Miscellaneous, 23
Position of Farm Houses, 29
Home Embellishments, 32
Material for Farm Buildings, 37
Outside Color of Houses, 42
A Short Chapter on Taste, 48
The Construction of Cellars, 54
Ventilation of Houses, 56
Interior Accommodation of Houses, 65
Chimney Tops, 68
Preliminary to our Designs, 69
DESIGN I. A Farm House, 72
Interior Arrangement, 75
Ground Plan, 76
Chamber Plan, 77
Miscellaneous, 80
As a Tenant House, 81
DESIGN II. Description, 84
Ground and Chamber Plans, 89
Interior Arrangement, 90
Miscellaneous Details, 95
DESIGN III. Description, 101
Ground and Chamber Plans, 105
Interior Arrangement, 106
Miscellaneous, 111
DESIGN IV. Description, 114
Interior Arrangement, 118
Ground Plan, 119
Chamber Plan, 120
Surrounding Plantations, Shrubbery, Walks, &c., 125
Tree Planting in the Highway, 129
DESIGN V. Description, 133
Interior Arrangement, 135
Ground Plan, 136
Chamber Plan, 142
Construction, Cost of Building, &c., 147
Grounds, Plantations, and Surroundings, 149
DESIGN VI. A Southern, or Plantation House, 154
Interior Arrangement, 159
Chamber Plan, 162
Carriage House, 163
Miscellaneous, 163
Lawn and Park Surroundings, 166
An Ancient New England Family, 168
An American Homestead of the Last Century, 169
Estimate of Cost of Design VI, 172
DESIGN VII. A Plantation House, 175
Interior Arrangement, 176
Ground Plan, 177
Chamber Plan, 178
Miscellaneous, 179
LAWNS, GROUNDS, PARKS, AND WOODS, 181
The Forest Trees of America, 183
Influence of Trees and Forests on the Character of men, 184
Hillhouse and Walter Scott as Tree Planters, 187
Doctor Johnson, no Rural Taste, 188
Fruit Garden--Orchard, 194
How to lay out a Kitchen Garden, 197
Flowers, 202
Wild Flowers of America, 203
Succession of Home Flowers, 206
FARM COTTAGES, 208
DESIGN I, and Ground Plan, 213
Interior Arrangement 214
DESIGN II, and Ground Plan, 216
Interior Arrangement, 216
DESIGN III, and Ground Plan, 220
Interior Arrangement, 220
DESIGN IV, and Ground Plan, 226
Interior Arrangement, 229
Cottage Outside Decoration, 231
Cottages on the Skirts of Estates, 233
House and Cottage Furniture, 235
APIARY, OR BEE HOUSE, 246
View of Apiary and Ground Plan, and description, 249
Mode of Taking the Honey, 252
AN ICE HOUSE, 258
Elevation and Ground Plan, 260
AN ASH HOUSE AND SMOKE HOUSE, 264
Elevation and Ground Plan, 265
THE POULTRY HOUSE, 267
Elevation and Ground Plan, 269
Interior Arrangement, 271
THE DOVECOTE, 275
Different Varieties of Pigeons, 278
A PIGGERY, 279
Elevation and Ground Plan, 281
Interior Arrangement, 282
Construction of Piggery--Cost, 283
FARM BARNS, 286
DESIGN I. Description, 291
Interior Arrangement, and Main Floor Plan, 293
Underground Plan, and Yard, 295
DESIGN II. Description, 300
Interior Arrangement, 303
Floor Plan, 304
BARN ATTACHMENTS, 308
RABBITS, 311
Mr. Rotch's Description of his Rabbits, 313
Rabbits and Hutch, 315
Dutch, and English Rabbits, 318
Mode of Feeding, 319
Mr. Rodman's Rabbitry, Elevation, and Floor Plan, 322
Explanations, 323
Loft or Garret, Explanation, 324
Cellar plan, Explanation, 325
Front and Back of Hutches, and Explanation, 326
DAIRY BUILDINGS, 330
Cheese Dairy House, 330
Elevation of Dairy House and Ground Plan, 331
Interior Arrangement, 333
The Butter Dairy, 335
THE WATER RAM, 237
Figure and Description, 338
GRANARY--Rat-proof, 343
IMPROVED DOMESTIC ANIMALS, 345
Short Horn Bull, 349
Short Horn Cow, 352
Devon Cow and Bull, 355
Southdown Ram and Ewe, 359
Long-wooled Ram and Ewe, 362
Common Sheep, 364
Remarks, 365
WATERFOWLS, 370
The African Goose, 370
China Goose, 371
Bremen Goose, 372
A WORD ABOUT DOGS, 374
Smooth Terrier, 377
Shepherd Dog, 381