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dry weather the hay is scattered on the ground. I never feed 

 in upright slatted racks, as more is wasted than consumed. If 

 it is scarce, it is cut by horse-power and fed in boxes on run- 

 ners, sixteen feet long, two feet wide, three feet high, with a 

 trough on either side to feed from. Below is a cross section ; 

 these are hauled from place to place by a team, as they require 

 filling:. 



South of the dwelling-house is the smoke-house, twelve 

 feet square, blacksmith shop, twenty by twenty-five feet, the 

 hennery, and the corn cribs. Not far off is the piggery, thirty 

 feet by seventy-five feet, having twenty-two pens, six by twelve 

 feet each, and a feed room, in which is an " Anderson Steamer " 

 for cooking the food. This is as warm as a house, and as com- 

 plete in all its apartments. The water is supplied underground 

 from pumps at the barn. The tank is also used in dipping 

 sheep, the dip being made by the same steamer. West of this 

 is the infirmary, thirty-five feet by fifty feet, where the old ewes 

 and the weaklings are cared for. This has three stories, two of 

 which the animals occupy. The other contains their grain and 

 hay. Near to this is the slaughter house, thirty feet by sixty 

 feet, used also for the shearing and storage of wool. With the 

 farm help, we can kill and hang one hundred hogs each day. 

 The meat is salted in a room especially prepared for it in 

 another building. 



These various buildings and stock (except the sheep) are 

 under the care of George Mitchell, who is Old Reliability 

 itself, always on hand when needed, and never asleep or tired, 

 so long as any of the stock require care. 



Over all these, Judson reigns supreme, and the sheep dogs 

 even would set up a howl if he were once missing from his 

 daily rounds. 



" Woodland " is a busy scene in Winter, but when Spring 



