. The Illustrated annual register of rural affairs and cultivator almanac for the year ... ors slightly inclined and paved. /j B. Open stalls for transient horses.—C. Large entrance to feeding floor ()J88 ^O^ ILLUSTRATED ANNUAL REGISTER D. Cow-stalls, 4 by 4, with floor inclining to the trench—which catchesall droppings and the liquid manure. E. Grain boxes, 5 by 5, to which grain is conducted by cloth spout fromthe threshing floor above. F. Steam tank—wooden, with a tight lid, fed with steam through a pipefrom a boiler without, and with cut feed through a cloth or wooden con-ductor from the f
. The Illustrated annual register of rural affairs and cultivator almanac for the year ... ors slightly inclined and paved. /j B. Open stalls for transient horses.—C. Large entrance to feeding floor ()J88 ^O^ ILLUSTRATED ANNUAL REGISTER D. Cow-stalls, 4 by 4, with floor inclining to the trench—which catchesall droppings and the liquid manure. E. Grain boxes, 5 by 5, to which grain is conducted by cloth spout fromthe threshing floor above. F. Steam tank—wooden, with a tight lid, fed with steam through a pipefrom a boiler without, and with cut feed through a cloth or wooden con-ductor from the floor above. G. The feeding floor—elevated about 14 inches above the stable floor,tightly planked, and supplied with hay, &c., from tlie mows above. The doors and windows are numerous, for abundant light and ventilatiionjand the windows should be closed with sash in the winter horse-stalls should be boarded only a part of the way up, and eachupright supplied Avith stout pins for harness, &c. The cattle fasteningsshould be the upright stakes and ^Of^M/^H. =^C(f£fleocK£rfi, CARRIAGE HOUSE AND STABLE. We turnish our readers with a plan and description of a carriage houseand stable, of moderate size, and capable of holding three horses and threeor four vehicles. Buildings of this sort are usually needed much nearerthe dwelling than it is convenient or desirable to place large barns andfarm establishments • and for this reason they should have a better finishand a greater neatness of appearance than extended farmeries. The design consists substantially of a main building, about 22 feet wideby 2o feet long, constituting the carriage house and hay loft above, towhich a wing is added at one end for the stables. By placing them in awing a less heavy frame is required, and the gases from the stalls do notrise and impregnate the hay, as would be the case if it were immediatelyover them. Stable sills are also liable to decay from the liquid manure, S&
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