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curves around a quarter of a circle, the granite walls being three feet thick, laid in cement, 

 and some of the stones not less than eight feet in length. A height of twelve feet is gained, 

 and the space between the walls (thirty feet) being filled in with stones solidly packed and 

 topped with gravel, a solid roadway of uniform ascent is secured. 



The principal storage-room for hay is the main floor of the 74 barn. Through the cen 

 ter of this the double threshing-floor crosses, so that several teams and wagons bringing in 

 hay may enter and discharge their loads independently of one another. &quot;When the mows are 

 nearly full, one of the floors is closed, and forms a big bay, which may itself be filled to the 

 ridge-pole. 



I have never before met with this contrivance of a double floor, and like it very much. 

 There is storage-room in this loft for over 150 tons of hay. 



The cow-stable is immediately beneath, occupying the full size of the building, 100x40 

 feet, 1 1 feet high. It is lighted by 1 8 large double sashed windows, the sashes being hung 

 by weights, open at top and bottom. Having the object in view, which has since been so 



SIR SAMUEL CANARD. UNCLE BILL. 



JIM FENTON. HIGHLAND CHIEF. 



YOUNG JERSEY BULLS OF ECHO FARM. 



successfully accomplished, namely, the production, both in winter and summer, of as perfect 

 butter as possible, the accommodations for the cows are absolutely luxurious as regards free 

 dom, purity of air, comfortable warmth and abundant light, while for ease of attendance and 

 convenience of inspection that the foreman and the proprietor may at a glance see if every 

 man has done his duty they could not be surpassed. There are stalls here for forty-eight 

 cows, and a simple calculation (100x40x 11 = 44,000-r-48=917) shows that each cow has, 

 making a liberal allowance for fixtures, posts, etc., not less than 900 cubic feet of air space, 

 which is more than twice as much as is ordinarily considered ample. Through the center 

 lengthwise there is a ten-foot passage -way between the two rows of stalls, and, crossing at the 

 center of the floor, another passage-way of eight feet in width. These separate the floor into 

 four divisions of twelve stalls each, and by a very convenient arrangement, by means of a 

 few bars which are kept hanging upon wooden pins against the posts, and which, when in 

 use, fit into sockets and slots, the cows of each section are turned loose to go at will into the 

 yard for water and exercise, through a door at the south end of the cross passage, or through 

 the main entrance at west end, to pasture. There is, besides, a broad passage behind the 



