452 THE HOME, FARM AND BUSINESS CYCLOPAEDIA. 



After all then that has been said, illustrated, acted upon, and written 

 about farm buildings, there is but one way of putting them together, 

 only one method of arrangement, and there cannot possibly be any other. 

 I do not care what the kind of farming is whether grazing, dairy, or 

 mixed, or in what part of the world it is followed there is but one prin- 

 ciple to guide all. 



Take a case, applicable to us as Canadians, so that our explanations 

 may be more easily understood. The first idea is : 



Centralization. There is more expense, more labour, more waste, and 

 greater risks in isolated buildings than in having them together. The 

 risk of less damage by fire, when fire does occur, with separate buildings 

 is true, but the contingency is too remote, or at least should be made so, 

 and cannot outweigh the others named. 



One Covering. Following in strict agreement with centralization, we 

 must have one covering for everything nothing whatever excepted not 

 even the manure ; indeed, the manure in preference to some other things 

 needs it more. Everything under one cover adds to comfort and econo- 

 mizes labour, lessens weather influences cooler in summer, and warmer 

 in winter, and ensures a profitable collection and distribution of rain- 

 water. 



Storing of Food. The true principle of storing is to store, not to scat- 

 ter ; in this there is true economy of labour, economy of buildings, less 

 waste, and particularly the being able to arrange the various animals 

 around that food according to their requirements. Who would place a 

 sheep nearer the store than an ox, so as to secure what we have indicated ? 

 As the fattening steer needs more weight and variety of food than any 

 other of our domesticated animals, why place him away from the roots, 

 grain, fodder, bedding, and manure pile ? 



Food Classification of animals. Those eating most, such as fattening 

 cattle, and store cattle, and so making most manure, to be nearest the 

 food, and nearest the manure pile, so as to save labour, and those requir- 

 ing most light and air ; so also 



Working Classification of animals. To be nearest the work, nearest 

 the implements, and most " handy " for men, horses especially should be,, 

 so to speak, outside. 



Health Arrangement. Ventilation and light in individual sections, by 

 overhead and windows, ventilation and light by two great roads crossing 

 in centre ; an hospital for sick animals neither warm nor cold, nor with 

 too much nor too little light, and drainage from all parts centering in 

 tank in the neighbourhood of manure. 



