FARM BUILDINGS 



in the cow stable and one in the horse stable. 

 In the wagon and implement shed (which 

 should be provided with folding doors, that it 

 may be closed and locked at night) there should 

 be several heavy eye bolts in the ceiling to which 

 pulley blocks are hooked for lifting off wagon 

 bodies and implements. The grain bins, the 

 Mecca of rats and mice, should be constructed of 

 galvanized iron or be tin-lined, the former pref- 

 erably. If a silo is built, the entrance to it 

 should not be directly connected with the cow 

 stable, but rather through the feed-room, as 

 milk absorbs the odor of silage very quickly. 



The piggery, if properly constructed and 

 kept clean, will be as free from odors as the 

 stables. It is commonly supposed that swine 

 are naturally inclined to filth, but there was 

 never a more absurd theory; they are, for in- 

 stance, particularly cleanly about their sleeping 

 quarters, and if allowed a large yard in which 

 to run, will keep themselves very clean. But 

 as the cleanliness of the piggery will depend 

 upon the energy of the hired man, it will be wise 

 to have it at least fifty feet from the other 



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