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Proper height of cielings of •
High windows necessary .
Should have frames with gauze stretchedon them
Utility of , .
Floors of . .
Best materials for , i .
Proper manner to be laid .
Well near, necessary . .
Mode of tilling up ,
Vessels forDifferent materials
Lead . t
Slate ones madebyMr. Hind, at Swith-land, near LeicesterFirst must be kept cleanPlugs and cocks necessary for coolersLarge cock for water requisiteFlues for conducting heat sometimes neces-sary in thorn
Circumstances to be attended 'to in cielingsand walls
Churning-room near the milk-houseFire-place necessary where utensils are keptStone slabs on strips of wood necessary onoutside of .
Smoking of chimnies in, prejudicialCheese Dairy
Milk-house for, nearly similar with theother
Here too sometimes useful to have milk-shelves
Pressing or scalding house on same plan asfor churning . •
Should always have a good press in salt-ing-room
Should be laid with flagsStrong table and shelf necessary .
Cheese room . . • •
Best over the dairy . ;
Commonly above cow-house or kitchenReasons of .
SI1LDS .
Highly convenient
Modes of constructing them
Useful for various purposes .
STllAW-HOUSES
Frequently usefulSave straw and timePrevent litter
ROOT-HOUSES . .
Necessary to the supply of winter foodRoots or other vegetablesPOULTRY HOUSES .
Circumstances in construction of .
Mode of constructing them . .
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Troughs contrived to prevent waste of food . 6’1Boilers for preparing food sometimes re-quisite in . ibid.
Most useful construction of . . ibid.
WORK-SHOPS . . . ibid.
Utility of . ibid.
TOOL-HOUSES . . . ibid.
Circumstances to be attended to in . . ibid.
STORE-ROOMS . . .63
Situation for . . ibid.
Various uses of . . ibid.
FARM SERVANTS’ ROOMS . . ibid.
Necessary on large farms . . ibid.
Advantages of . . ibid.
Best situation for . . ibid.
Ground-floors of stone or brick . . ibid.
Upper ones of plaster or brick . . ibid.
Mode of forming them . . 6i
Arrangement of beds . . ibid.
Free circulation of air in, necessary . ibid.PIGEON-HOUSES . . .65
Should be large and roomy . , ibid.
Best'situation of . . ibid.
Form of, not material . : . ibid.
Sort of covering necessary for . . ibid.
Should be secure against vermin . . ibid.
Construction of when built separately . ibid.
May have sheds under them . . ibid.
Objections to wood-coals . . ibid.
Entrances of should face the south . ibid.
Large holes improper . . . ibid.
Weather-boards above them necessary . ibid.Best method of forming the nests . . ibid.
Advantages of . . 66j
CONVENIENCES FOR PREPARING
CATTLE-FOOD . . . ibid.
Advantages of in feeding animals . . ibid.
STEAM-BOILERS . . . ibid.
Useful in various ways . . . ibid.
Description of . . ibid.
Other contrivances proposed . . ibid •
Useful for other purposes . . 67
CORN-CUESTS . . . ibid.
Necessary and economical . . ibid.
Small tub sometimes sufficient . . ibid.
That of the granary useful on large farms ibid.Best construction of . ibid r
CORN-STANDS . . . ibid.
Construction of, various . . ibid.
Best mode of • . ibid. ■
Form of the duke of Bedford’s at Woburn Abbey
. • . ibid.
Peculiar circumstances in the formation of 68Materials most proper for . . ibid.
Slates or flags sometimes used for bottoms of ibid.Not necessary when the foundation is
well laid . . . ibid .