174 SPECIFICATIONS, 



sity of economising litter, and the advantage of not 

 wasting the labour of the cattle-feeders and others in 

 traversing unnecessary distances while attending to the 

 stock. 



The east front of the plan is left vacant ; but it can 

 be filled, as shown by the dotted lines, either with 

 increased cattle-houses, or sheds for sheep-feeding, as 

 may in the course of time be found requisite. 



The cattle-stalls may be devoted either wholly to the 

 feeding of cattle, to the accommodation of a dairy 

 stock, or to a mixed stock of breeding, feeding, and 

 dairy cattle. 



The expense of erection will be very materially 

 lessened by the use of pan-tiles for roofing ; and for 

 this reason the proprietor of an extensive estate would 

 find it to his advantage to manufacture them on his 

 own account. 



The specifications for masonry, wood, &c, are as 

 follows : — 



Stable and Cart-shed. 



Masonry of walls, 22 inches thick. 12 barrels of lime to the 



mason rood of 36 yards square. 

 Joists, 9 inches by 2£ inches, 20 inches from centres. 

 Flooring, 1J inch thick. 



Couples, 7 inches at bottom, 6 at top, 2J inches thick. 

 Lath, 1 J inch by f inch. 

 Cast-iron skylights, glazed. 

 Windows, glass above and sliders below. 

 Stall-posts, 6 inches square, divisions 1^ inch thick. 

 Manger, wood 1 inch thick. Heck sides, 4 inches by 2 



inches. 

 Heck spars, 2 inches square. 



