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door which is hung and fastened to two by four oak posts with 

 hook and staple, into which I turn my cattle loose. By the 

 use of a rope and pulleys the doors are raised up to joists and 

 made fast and can be laid down in the same way ; they have a 

 spring lock which fastens itself. My yards and buildings are 

 paved with stone six inches in thickness, with a ten inch stone 

 floor under the cattle giving a fall of four inches. 



The west side of the basement is used for stock 'cattle, 

 has two large hay racks thirty-two feet in length running 

 across the building. The hay is thrown into the racks from 

 the floor above and the cattle here run loose. There are eight 

 windows in the basement and four large doors in the rear of 

 the building to drive in on the floor. There are six small 

 rolling doors in front over basement or first floor, and one in 

 the southeast corner of the end, with a window over each 

 door. There are six shutters or blinds in each gable. The 

 barn has a hip roof with six dormer windows in the roof ; 

 three on either side. It has a large cupola, built eight cornered, 

 with a square base, and wind-mill on the top of the same, run- 

 ning a feed mill on the first floor, with a shaft out to the well, 

 twenty-four feet from the barn. I collect all the rain-water and 

 run it into the well. 



