Should be a prominent object near this house

Should be a prominent object near this house

A fruit-garden, too, should be a prominent object near this house. We are now advancing somewhat into the elegances of agricultural life; and although fruit trees, and good fruits too, should hold a strong place in the surroundings of even the humblest of all country places - sufficient, at least, for the ample use of the family - they have not yet been noticed, to any extent, in those already described. It may be remarked, that the fruit-garden - the orchard, for market purposes, is not here intended - should be placed in near proximity to the house. All the small fruits, for household use, such as strawberries, raspberries, currants, gooseberries, blackberries, grapes, as well as apricots, plums, nectarines, peaches, pears, apples, quinces, or whatever fruits may be cultivated, in different localities, should be close by, for the convenience of collecting them, and to protect them from destruction by vermin, birds, or the depredations of creatures called human.

Fonte: Rural Architecture. Farm Houses.