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1775. Section Third —French Steading .—In fig. 989 we give the plan ofthe imperial farm-steading at Vincennes , near Paris : a the house of the
PLAN OF THE IMPERIAL PARlf-STEADING AT VINCENNES.
farm-hailiff, l the dairy, c the dairy wash-house, d the coach-house, e wood-house, f infirmary, g stable, h harness-room, i implements, j machine-house,k living-room for farm-labourers, l piggeries, with yard ; m box for lambs, withyard; n straw-cutting room, o place for horse-gear, outside building, forworking the straw-cutter placed at p ; q the shed for calves, with yard ; r rcow-house for 50 cows ; s sheep-shed, with yard; t lamb and ewe shed, withyards. ^1'he scale of this drawing is 0 m - 0012 to the metre. The French metreis 39.371 inches, or rather over 3 feet 3 inches. For the above drawing we areindebted to the Journal d’Agriculture Pratique (Paris ), for May 5, 1860—a valu-able work, and very ably conducted by M. Barral.