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PAGE. FARM BUILDINGS:: 43 Too little attention in the construction of ibid. Facility and dispatch of business connected with.form and arrangement of. 44. Commodious distribution of, necessary.... ibid, When not the case, much time lost in ' the conveyance of materials»,-tbid, Size of, proportioned to that of the farm ibid, When of the grazing kind few buildings, ne- cessary‘ ibid, These chiefly of the cheap shed kind sain’. Permanent roofs mostly advantageous-_ thid. Expence saved by walls with occasional coverings;:., wbid. This plan only recommended in particu. lar cases:. ibid. Different sorts of sheds necessary for dif- ferent kinds of cattle. Satie Cool ones for store cattle“. did, Warm ones for feeding stock; Sm c0id. Different accommodations necessary for dairy farms.:- ibid, Cow- houses large;. wf tbid. Conveniences for the various operations of the dairy.- ie 2DIG- For corn farms, buildings more numerous. ibid, Calculated to suit different purposes oa<tbogle Stables sufficiently large; 45 Cow and feeding houses adapted tonum- ber and kind of cattle: GAP Barn and granary sufficiently large- Und.
Where thrashing- machines are erected need not be so extensive. Conveniences for young animals of dif- icrent sorts: horses; cattle; hogs; poultry; FARM-HOUSES::: Dimensions of, regulated by size of farm. Should be airy and commodious Ground-floor plan:~ Parleur; kitchen; bac} 3 kitchen; closets for various articles; dairy; try; cellar: Z Divided above into lodging rooms These large, for the sake of ventil: 200 Windows more outwards in thewalls advan- taceous. Floors of, raised Hip-roots preferable to gable-ends 4 eke of walls
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When thin, easily penetrated by the sun orcold:‘. 46 Should be of go00d thic ices Z. tbid.
Principal objects in, convenience and. cheapness 5.. abid. BARNS::.. bid. Size and construction of,. various.. tid.
Wherethrashing- machines and stacking are in use, large ones unnecessary. did.
Pinensiwons larger where the flail, and housing grain, are practised..
Slides necessary for 4ahie admission of air.. Construction of floors 5;. tbid Best of oak plank i.« 47
Clay and other similar kinds of Aidrs liable. crack and break up formed, of plank,. should” be ane d and tongued, and have a foundation. of brick-work. dbid. More secure and freer from damps than when nailed to slee spers~<ti zed. Floors of brick nearly equal:»: Thrashing floor P- Ssnebids Twelve by eighteen feet a good size.— ibid. Addition of flues or drying-floors useful.. dbid, Cow-houses may frequently ground-floors.+ did.
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, or other offices, be provided on the
This method has various advantages. rbid, Less expensive’; saves room; grain more secure:. wid,
Chamber barn floors: easier to thrash upon— 2bid. Pitching-holes useful in every form of barn bid. Unloadin 17 1n the barn more expeditious
by them;.«bid, GRANAR IES aa<. wid. Should be firmly built=:. wid. Have extensive flooring‘-. 48 Contrived to avoid labour..., bid,
E flected by particular. construction of
floors P.° ibid,
Free ventilation by latticed windows. ibid.
Spouts or ve pS on the top.©. mee 0i0.
A square the bes t form.°> bid Should be| ullt on shart posts or pillars of
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Lined with faite dsc] osely joined together bed,
Outside covered ah weather-boarding. iid. [fn common granaries, attention not ne-
cessary to all these points j| wld
Need not be s strongly norexpensively built ara