250 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



gardener — duties which, from motives of .economy, are now 

 frequently imposed on one individual. 



The Farm Buildings. — Tlie visitor generally enters this large 

 pile of buildings by an archway on the south side, leading into 

 a yard 124 by 93 feet. In the centre of this yard is a solid two- 

 story house, stabling and harness-room for six horses occupying 

 the north side of the ground floor, the south side being appro- 

 priated to carts and implements. The second floor serves as a 

 granary and store rooms. When this new range of offices was 

 about half erected, the commissioners took advantage of a 

 favorable opportunity that presented itself for enlarging the 

 farm ; and having to extend the amount of accommodation for 

 live stock, they had to alter their plans. For instance, the 

 building now occupied as a cattle barn was originally intended 

 to serve as a barn and stable, and the interior still bears evi- 

 dence of the existence of a division wall. 



The portion of this building appropriated to implements, &c., 

 is 13 feet wide by 53 long. There are four paved ways for carts, 

 dividing it transversely. The wheels run on cut limestone 

 stones embedded in the paving, and having shoulders which 

 serve as guides for the wheels. These shoulders or guides are 

 five feet apart. 



The stables are 10 feet 6 inches high ; front to back wall is 

 15 feet ; the stalls are each six feet wide, so that the cubical 

 contents appropriated to each animal is 945 feet, which would 

 be rather limited without efficient ventilation. 



The hay rack is beneath the horse's head. It rises 3 feet 3 

 inches above the floor, and is 1 foot 6 inches wide. Tliis plan 

 is now generally preferred to having the hay over the animals' 

 heads. 



The dimensions of the oat manger are^ 2 feet 2 inches by 1 

 foot 6 inches by 1 foot. The partitions consist of wooden boards 

 kept fast by metal rails attached to the front wall (7 feet 3 

 inches from the ground) and to metal cylindrical posts '(at the 

 height of 4 feet 6 inches from the floor) which are 9 feet from 

 the front wall. Over the animals' heads is a perforated 

 sheet of zinc, for permitting the escape of vitiated air. Fresh 

 air is admitted through tlie doors and windows. The upper 

 half of the windows is constructed, in the ordinary way, of glass 

 panes, and moves upon a pivot. The lower half consists of two 



