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SECTION III.

Farm-Cottages.

COTTAGES—Building of, important to Agriculture—Promotes the Jnterejl of the Farmer and LandProprietor—Advantages of, as explained by different Writers—The Affflar.ee of Cottagers neceffaryto the Farmer—The Utility of connecting fuch Buildings with Farms—Ufeftd in other Points ofView—Mof expert Labourers in Hifbandry produced by this Means—Without them much Limefrequently lofl—Farmers often injttred—Advantageous to have many on Farms —May fometimes bebeneficial for Tenants to build, or afffl in building them—Condition of Labourers thus muchbenefited—Their Habits rendered more regular—More difpofed to perform the Bufinefs of Cultivation—Neceffary to remove all Olfiacles to the EreElion of—They promote Population—Ufefulfor theFarmer to be more intimately connected with Cottagers—Proper Regulations fhould exifi between them—Advantages of fuch a Mode—Should have Portions of Laud annexed to them—Utility of fucha Plan — How it may be effected — Different Situation of Labourers confidered — Earl of Winchel-fea’s Obfervations on them—Difference of Cottagers that have Land, and thefe that have not — Necef-fity of improving their Cottages, Jhcwn—Certain Regulations neceffary when Land is annexedto them—Should be held in the Poffefifion of the Proprietors—When held by the Farmer injurious to theCottager—Confiruclion of different, according to Circumfiances and Purpofes—For the farming La-bourer, Plainnefs, Simplicity, and Convenience, only neceffary—The inferable Hovels they fometimesinhabit, highly dfgtfiling—Situation of, little attended to—Should be rather elevated, not high —Should be near the Farm—Circumfiances to be attended to in the Ground Floors of—In other Parts ofSi%e of various—Modes of dividing the Rooms in different Infiances—Economical Modes of plac-ing the Stairs — Mr. Kent’s Opinion of their Accommodations—Befl Forms of —Circular Plan ob-jectionable—Building two or more together faves Expence.—Upper Rooms neceffary for the Prefcrva-tion of Health—Attention to Warmth neceffary in Confirutlkn of-—Conveniences for free Circula-tion of Air, ufiful—Means of preventing exeffive Heat in Summer — Cheap Methods of coveringthe m — Thatch — Reed — Stubble—1 J itched Paper, mentioned by Air. Batejon—Circumfiance to beregarded in Materials for Building with—Should always be White-wafhed in fuch Cafes — Me-thods of proceeding where earthy Subfiances are employed—Manner of laying the Floors—Materialsproper for—Reafons why Plafier is ufeful— Saving of Fuel to be attended to in Confiruclion of -—Means of accomplifhing—Builders fhould attend more to P hilofophical Principles—Particulars to beregarded in Rtfpecl to Water in — Mr. Holland’s Opinion of-—Various Advantages of Sheds , and