AKRANGEMENT OF BUILDINGS 5 



There are some other points which should be borne in mind when 

 planning the lay-out of a steading, such are — 



The separate blocks of buildings should be spaced far enough apart 

 to allow of a waggon and span of oxen being driven round each one. 

 It should also be possible to drive a waggon through each yard without 

 difficulty. To allow of this, gates should not be less than 14 feet 

 wide. 



The cart and implement shed should be situated conveniently near 

 to the stable. The Cape-cart shed had better be provided with doors 

 so that it can be completely closed in. The open front of the implement 

 shed should face, as much as possible, away from the sun and prevailing 

 rain-bearing winds. , 



It will often be found advisable to fit sliding doors in outer walls 

 which are in exposed and windy positions. Doors of this type should 

 be fitted between bull-boxes and their adjoining exercise yards ; swing 

 doors in such a position would soon be smashed. 



The drainage pipes from cow-byres, piggeries, and stables should 

 lead to a liquid manure tank, adjoining the dung-stead, from which, by 

 means of a pump of the chain and disc type, the urine liquid may be 

 lifted at intervals and distributed over the solid manure in the dung- 

 stead so as to soak it, thereby greatly enhancing its manurial value. 

 An objection, however, to this arrangement is that during warm weather 

 flies breed in the dung, and if the dung-stead is situated near to the 

 farm buildings these flies are apt to become a nuisance. One method 

 which has been proposed for overcoming this, is to net in the dung-stead 

 with fly-netting, so that flies cannot gain access to the manure to lay 

 their eggs in it. 



The frontispiece (Fig. 1) shows a steading arranged on the principles 

 mentioned. The feed-room (feed preparation and mixing room), and 

 fodder stores, such as silo, Dutch barn, and chaff store, are central. 

 The Dutch barn (not shown) might be placed opposite the silo and feed- 

 room, to the north. It would then be central, and near to a threshing 

 or other machine driven by that belt which, on the drawing, is shown 

 driving the ensilage cutter EC. 



The silo discharges into the foed-rooni by way of the chute C, which 

 passes through the roof of the feed-room. The cow-byre, bull-boxes, 

 and stock-shed are all easily reached from the feed-room. The chaff 

 store is convenient to stable, bull-boxes, and cow-byre. 



