DESCRIPTION OF THE PLATES.

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parts no idea of the external form of a building, which a perfected isometricperspective certainly does; but this, on the other hand, gives no insight intotho interior arrangement of the apartments, whilst the sectional isometric heresubmitted, it is believed for the first time to the public, not only manifeststhe interior arrangement, but the dotted lines above the sectional walls inconjunction with them, give as complete an idea of the exterior form of thebuilding with its roof as may be desired. On account of these advantages,we think that this particular plan should be adopted for all buildings, by buildersand their employers; and both the mason and the carpenter might make it theirworking plan.

These plans of steadings are intended to suit the different kinds of farmingpractised in this kingdom. For Pastoral Farming there are four plans; CarseFarming, one plan ; Dairy Farming , two plans ; Suburbial Farming, two plans ;Common Farming, one plan ; and for Mixed Husbandry, one plan : in all, elevenplans. At all the plans the Arrow points to the North.

IVe shall now describe each Plan separately, as exhibited upon its Plates.

Plate

I.—Plan of a Detached Pastoral Farm-Steading for Rearing Cattle.

Fig. 1 illustrates courts and sheds for sheltering cattle during a storm in winter on thehills. These may he constructed to any extent in one place, or at different places,where it may be most convenient to make hay. The farm may be of any extent.

Fig. 2 represents tiie steading suitable for such a farm, and its simplest form is the singlerow. The farmhouse should be near the steading.

I. —Plan of a Compact Pastoral Farm-Steading for Rearing Cattle.

Fig. '3 combines the courts and sheds with the apartments of the steading, which form wingsto the courts and afford them shelter, one wing being devoted to the working animals,and the other to the animals useful to the house. A steading of this form necessarilylimits the extent and number of the cattle-courts, and is therefore adapted to a smallerfarm than Fig. 1.

II. —Plan of a Farm-Steading for Rearing Cattle, with Arable Culture.

Fig. 1 represents the first attempt to illustrate the principles enunciated in the prelimi-nary remarks, by placing the straw in the centre, supported on each side by cattle-courts, and flanked on one side with a wing containing the apartments used in arablehusbandry, and on the other with a wing containing those for domestic use. Thecart-horse stable contains two pairs of horses, which indicates a size of arable hill-farmof from 120 to 140 acres.

II. —Plan of a Farm-Steading for Rearing Sheep, with Arable Culture.

Fig. 2 contains the straw in the centre, flanked on either side with a wing, such as hasbeen described above for cattle, no courts for sheltering sheep on a pastoral farm beingrequired at the steading, stells being used for that purpose, and which are representedin the body of the work by woodcuts. The cart-horse stable accommodates two pairsof horses, which will cultivate a hill-farm of from 120 to 140 acres.

III. —Plan of a Carse Farm-Steading.

This is a steading for farming strong clay-land, which species of soil was almost solelydevoted to the cultivation of the cereal crops, cattle being used chiefly for tramplingdown the straw, until thorough-draining came into vogue and guano was employedin raising green crops: since then cattle are fattened on turnips and mangold-wurzel,and must therefore be accommodated, which they are, in this plan, on both sides of thestraw. Tho cart-horse stable accommodates six pairs of horses, which will cultivate aclay farm of 240 acres.

IV. — Plan of a Large Dairy Farm-Steading.

A large dairy farm-steading should afford ample accommodation for a considerable numberof milking cows, and for the products derived from milk, as well as for the young stockwhich are to replace the cows when they become aged, and for the pigs which consume