cow SHED 

 I4X 5 



CARRIAGE 

 14 X 14 



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CARRIAGE HOUSE AND STABLE FOR A SMALL COTTAGE. 



CARRIAGE nOUSE AND STABLE FOR A SMALL 



COTTAGE. 



A SUBSCRIBER Tcquests us to give a plan and elevation of a cheap carriage-house 



and stal)]e, to have a neat exterior expression, 

 and, at the same time, not infringe on the con- 

 venience and space within ; he also limits the 

 expense to $250 — a very small sum, indeed, for 

 such an edifice. Tlie annexed plans will cor- 

 rectly convey the only manner in which so cheap 

 a barn can be constructed, without entirely losing 

 sight of ornamental effect. We will premise 

 that the material is wood. The posts should not 

 be less than 8 by 12 inches ; the sills should be 

 somewhat thicker ; the remaining sticks can be 

 6 by 9 joist, and 3 by 4 scantling. The weather boarding should be secured perpen- 

 dicularly to the frame, and the joints protected by narrow strips, bevelled ; finish 



the inside with rough hemlock boards, filling 

 the space between the out and inside board- 

 ing with oat straw, rammed down compactly. 

 A stable cannot be too warm. 



The ground plan exhibits a carriage room, 

 14 by 14, with an entrance from the front side 

 of the building, and is also in easy communi- 

 cation with the harness-room and stalls. The 

 stalls are each 14 by .5^, containing crib, feed- 

 ing troughs, &c. They also have a door in 

 the front. As a cow is indispensable to the 

 cottager, we have provided a suitable apart- 

 It is 14 by 5. The hay loft is arrived at by a 

 The loft is so arranged as to permit 



To secure 



ment for her winter quarters. 



stairway contiguous to the harness-room. 



of foddering both horse and cow from nearly the same openings. 



proper ventilation, and also to add a decorative feature, a small cupola is attached 



to the roof, rising from the centre. 



A very durable and cheap paint for a barn is produced by mixing common 

 French yellow (worth about five cents a pound) with lamp-black, which creates a 

 beautiful, clear olive, and will keep color for several years. — Hort. Review. 



