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" skedaddle ;" but as every thing in nature seems to be free, 

 our policy should be to present her with greater attractions. For 

 the purpose of making manure 1 propose to save all that can be 

 saved of liquid and solid manure, and for this purpose propose 

 to use cemented vaults, precipitating into them both solid and 

 liquid substances that have the desired quality, and there 

 adding as many things to absorb and retain the valuable prop- 

 erties of manure as possible. Let every one, therefore, whatever 

 their means may be, look to the preservation of their manure. 

 Even if they have no stock let them have a cemented vault for 

 the liquids and substances from the house. If they have cellars, 

 let their bottoms and sides be cemented, and let them be pro- 

 tected, upon all sides, from the weather. Li order to effect 

 this completely, in most cases it would require that a close shed, 

 or lean-to, be built on the open side. This would prevent the 

 draught of air through art open floor behind the creatures, in 

 some measure, which open floor is essential to void the urine, 

 but must bfe secured against excessive cold or draught. If they 

 have no cellar, let them adopt my _plan of a vault and shed, or 

 lean-to. 



Inasmuch as I learn that the plans will not probably be 

 printed, I annex such a description as will enable any one to 

 form the plans of the lower and upper floors for themselves. 



Mode of forming the plan and description of the parts : — 



Draw a parallelogram, in length, north and south, sixty feet, 

 (60 feet,) in breadth, east and west, fifty feet (50 feet.) These 

 are the outside wall lines of the lower floor. 



Twenty-four feet from the north line, from a point on the 

 east line, draw a line, parallel with the north line, to the west 

 line. The last formed line constitutes the south side of the tool 

 and wagon room. Place two doors, nine feet six inches in 

 width, one on the east wall line, the other on the west, bringing 

 their south jambs near to the- partition line. From a point in 

 the east line, ten feet from the north wall line, draw a line par- 

 allel, west, twenty-five feet, and from thence, north, ten feet, to 

 the wall line. This partition will constitute the family carriage 

 room. Place the door to it on the east wall line. Place a small 

 door in the south partition line, so that this room may be 

 entered from the tool and wagon room. From a point in the 



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