The suddenness of the effect was very remarkable.

This pasture has ever since been used solely for my proposed purpose and every year has been a tremendous success.
First of all a word about my house and home.

Built on what may be called the Spanish plan, of adobes (sun-dried bricks), the walls were 2-1/2 feet thick, and there was a courtyard in the centre.

Particular attention was paid to the roof, which was first boarded over, then on the boards three inches of mud, and over that sheets of corrugated iron.
The whole idea of the adobes and the mud being to secure a cool temperature in summer and warmth in winter.

No other materials are so effective.
As explained before, there were no trees or shrubs of any kind within a radius of many miles.