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when it is generally introduced, we shall see no more of those 

 permanent scaffolds over the driveway of our barns, which, 

 with their narrow scuttle-holes, are the most inconvenient 

 design which ever " entered the heart of man to conceive." 

 And this brings us to the consideration of our 



Farm Buildings. — We do not propose to discuss the dwell- 

 ings of the farmers of the county ; for the location and style, 

 and adornment of these structures depend so much upon the 

 taste of the builder, and are intended so much to gratify taste 

 as well as to conform to convenience, that no rules relating to 

 them are easily laid down. With regard to the farm build- 

 ings proper, those buildings intended to shelter the animals 

 and to store the crops of the farm, something more definite 

 may be said. They should be as compact, and at the same time 

 as commodious as possible. It is important to avoid as much 

 as may be, all extravagance of roofing, for the roof is the most 

 expensive part of the building to keep in repair. Whether the 

 building be a stable, or a piggery, or a granary, or a barn, 

 economy of roof should be one of the first considerations. It 

 would be well to cover all these offices referred to, with one 

 roof if possible. This may be done to a very considerable 

 extent, by a properly-arranged barn with a cellar. 



Such a barn as this is rarely seen. There are many buildings 

 erected for the purposes of a barn, which are more remarkable 

 for their intricate and labyrinthine passages, and their incon- 

 venient arrangements than for any thing else. In structures 

 like these, the visitor is constantly astonished with some new 

 and unexpected receptacle for hay, or some suddenly-discovered 

 retreat for a few cattle, or a concealed stall or two for horses, 

 or a bit of a cellar, just where a cellar was least anticipated. 

 He is never impressed with the simplicity, and convenience and 

 capacity of the building, never surprised to find how many 

 cattle can find shelter in it, nor what ample storage it furnishes 

 for hay, grain, etc. And yet this is the great requisite for a 

 barn. 



In the cellar of a well-designed barn, can be found room for 

 the deposit of manure, the storage of roots, and the shelter of 

 swine. In the building itself, it is easy to arrange a granary, 

 stalls for horses, and accommodations for cattle. The mows, 

 bays, and space over the driveway, may be filled with hay, and 



