CONTENTS
SECTION II.
FARM-HOUSES AND OFFICES.
Ta ge.
FARM BUILDINGS . . . 43
Too linle 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 . ibid.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 . ibid.
Permanent roofs, mostly advantageous . ibid.
Expence saved by walls with occasional
coverings . . . ibid.
This plan only recommended in particu-lar cases . . . ibid.
Different sorts of sheds necessary for dif-ferent kinds of cattle . . ibid.
Cool ones for store cattle . . ibid.
Warm ones for feeding stock . . ibid.
Different accommodations necessary for
dairy farms . . . ibid.
Cow-houses large . . . ibid.
Conveniences for the various operations
of the dairy . . . ibid.
For corn farms, buildings more numerous . ibid.
Calculated to suit different purposes . ibid.
Stables sufficiently large . . .43
Cow and feeding houses adapted to num-ber and kind of cattle . . ibid.
Barn and granary sufficiently large . ibid.
Where thrashing-machines are erected
need not be so extensive . . ibid.
Conveniences for young animals of dif-ferent sorts: horses; cattle; hogs ;poultry . . . ibid.
FARM-1 lOUSKS . . ibid.
Dimensions ot, regulated by size of farm . ibid.
Should be airy and commodious . . ibid.
Ground-floor plan . . . ibid.
Parlour; kitchen; back kitchen ; closetsfor various articles ; dairy ; pan-try ; cellar . - . ibid.
Divided above into lodging rooms . . ibid.
These .large, for the sake of ventilation ibid.
Windows more outwardsLn thewalls advan-tageous . . . ibid.
Floors of, raised a foot or more . . ibid.
Hip-roofs preferable to gable-ends . ibid.
Thickness of nails according to materials . 40'
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W'hen thin, easily penetrated by the sun
or cold . . .4 6
Should be of good thickness . . ibid.
Principal objects in, convenience and
cheapness . . . ibid.
BARNS . . . . ibid.
Size and construction of, various . . ibid.
Where thrashing-machines and stacking are
in use, large ones unnecessaiy . ibid.Dimensions larger where the flail, and
housing grain, are practised . ibid.Slides necessary for the admission of air . ibid.Construction of floors . . . ibid.
Best of oak plank . . . .47
Clay and other similar kinds of floors
liable to crack and break up . ibid.When formed of plank, should beploughed and tongued, and havea foundation of brick -work . ibid.More secure and freer from damps
than when nailed to sleepers . ibid.Floors of brick nearly equal . . ibid.
Thrashing floor . . . ibid.
Twelve by eighteen feet a good size . ibid.Addition of flues or drying-floors useful . ibid.Cow-houses, orother offices, may frequently
be provided on the ground-floors . ibid.This method has various advantages . ibid.Less expensive ; saves room ; grain
more secure . . ibid.
Chamber barn floors: easier to thrash upon ibid.Pitching-holes useful in every form of barn ibid.Unloading in the barn more expeditious
bv them . . ibid.
GRANARIES . . . ibid.
Should be firmly built . . . ibid.
Have extensive flooring . . . 48
Contrived to avoid labour . . tbid.
Effected by particular construction of
floors . . . ibid.
Free ventilation bv latticed windows . ibid.
Spouts or ventilators on the top . . ibid .
A square the best form . . . ibid
Should be built on short posts or pillars of -
stone . . . ibid.
Lined with boards closely joined together ibid.Outside covered with weather-boarding . ibid.In common granaries, attention not ne-cessary to all these points . . ibid.
Need not be so strongly norexpcnsively built ibid.