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BOONE COUNTY, MISSOURI. 



acre pasture or corn field. 



top of the basement to the roof 



Each field is supplied with durable 

 water, either from the creek 

 mentioned, or from artificial' 

 ponds, which are fenced, 

 and the water conducted to 

 trouglis through pipes laid in 

 the ground. The ponds are 

 located so that the water in 

 them will be higher than the 

 point where it is used, con- 

 sequently the water forces 

 itself through the pipes to 

 the trough, and is regulated 

 by means of float and valve. 

 This gives a constant supply, 

 but allows no waste. 



They operate equally as 

 well in Winter as Summer, 

 and are a great improvement 

 over the old way of allowing 

 stock to run in the pond, 

 which is soon filled up and 

 made filthy. 



BUILDINGS. 



My buildings are con- 

 structed with a view to shel- 

 ter stock and give storeroom 

 for hay and grain. The first 

 to be mentioned is a cattle 

 and sheep barn, built on the 

 bank or basement plan, the 

 main building being forty by 

 fifty-two feet, with basement 

 ten feet high, and an upper 

 story eighteen feet from the 

 , Around this main part is 



