| Page | | Farmhouse requirements | 1 | | Size | 1 | | Comfort and convenience | 2 | | Relation to other buildings and highway | 3 | | Appearance | 4 | | Safety | 4 | | Construction materials | 4 | | Costs | 5 | | Cellars | 5 | | Superstructures and porches | 5 | | Estimating by unit costs | 6 | | Working drawings | 7 | | Caution regarding changes | 7 | | Plans for houses | 7 | | One-story growing houses | 7 | | Moderate-sized one-story houses | 34 | | Houses of more than one story | 45 | | Very small houses | 60 | THE PRINCIPAL PURPOSE of this bulletin is to supply plans A for low-cost farm dwellings designed to meet the requirements of the farm operator and his family. Some of the plans may be useful in eases where, in addition to the main dwelling, smaller homes are needed for relatives, tenants, or unmarried farm hands. Still others will be found useful in the construction of low-cost houses for temporary use. A well-built farmhouse should last for 60 years or more. In the ordinary course of events at least two generations of children will be brought up in it. During these years the family operating the farm probably will have no other choice of dwelling. The builder should, therefore, think both of present needs and possible future requirements when selecting a plan for a new farmhouse.
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