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economy in building, with adaptation to general and practical 

 use. 



The above is respectfully submitted, 



A. L. FISH, ) 



JOHN WINSLOW, \ Committee. 



JAMES MACINTYRE, j 



^^ brief statement of my Dairy House^ Dairy aparfm,enfs, Outer 

 Buildings y &c., Houstville^ Lewis County^ Jan. 24, 1853. 



My dairy house is situated on elevated ground, and adjacent to 

 three streams of pure soft water, with which we do our churniug, 

 sawing wood, &c. The upright part of the dairy house is 30 by 

 20 feet, on the S» W. end, an addition of §0 by 20 feet, on the 

 S. E. end, 30 by 20 feet occupied for kitchen and w^ood house, 

 dairy apartment, under the S. W. part of dairy house, 30 by 20 

 feet, with three stone walls under ground, three sides connected 

 with cellar under dairy house, whereby cool air can be admitted 

 from cellar by a door if necessary, three windows and outer door 

 attached to dairy room, having enlarged my windows by extend- 

 ing them down to the floor ; (since making my former state- 

 ment,) to admit a current of air luider the milk ; the fixtures, 

 method of churning, &c., I will refer to my former statement in 

 1850, and plan presented. Dairy house divided into five square 

 rooms, one bed room attached in rear of upright part, pantry 

 attached to kitchen ; aggregate cost of dairy house, dairy apart- 

 ment, and fixtures, ^1,200 ; wash room disconnected with dairy 

 room, 10 feet, wash room 20 by 16 feet, well of soft water with 

 pump, and '^ dairy maid furnace," water conducted from pump 

 into kettle, cost $75. 



Milk conducted from dairy to pigery by spout, into a vat suffi- 

 ciently large to receive all the milk, and pumped into troughs 

 for the pigs, without wiste. Pigery, 30 by 20 feet, cellar under 

 one side, seven rods from dairy apartment, cost $100 ; horse 

 barn, 8 rods from dairy house, 30 by 24 feet, cost |120 ; cow barn, 

 same distance, 54 by 24 feet, alley in center, and stable each side, 

 §120 ; barn, same distance, 42 by 30 feet, with stable next to 

 floor, bay 10 feet below the floor, lintel added to one end for 

 stabling, cost $200 ; distance between bai'ns, about five rods j 



