NEW ENGLAND FARMER. 



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Hammond's new views in relation to barns will be 

 the means of working a considerable change in 

 their construction. He will furnish plans, work- 

 ing drawings, and everything necessary for a thor- 

 ough understanding of the matter, at very low 

 prices. In accordance with his views, old barns 

 may be altered so as to afford the greatest conve- 

 nience at the least expense. "We therefore ad- 

 vise those about building or altering barns to give 

 him a call. 



The drive way for the hay barn is on the south 

 side, throughout the length of the barn, having a 

 bay for hay 24 feet deep ; height of posts, 19 feet. 

 The scaffolding over the barn floor in the two 

 first sections to be 14 feet, in the clear — the third 

 and fourth sections to be eleven and a half feet in 

 the clear, the remainder 14 feet. 



C, Carriage room. B, Bay for hay. D, Drive 

 way. G, Grain and meal bins. P, Passage way 

 between cow stables. S, Stalls for cows. H, 



Horse stable. T, Trench behind cows. V, Stair- 

 way. This plan is to have three windows of ten 

 by fourteen glass, twelve lights to each, on the 

 front or west end ; also two of the same size in the 

 opposite gable end. Two windows in each side of 

 the stable, of sis lights each, ten by fourteen, with 

 a blind to slide with each sash. All outside doors 

 put on rollers ; two sky lights in the roof of stable 

 to serve as ventilators. 



One grand object to bo obtained is to separate 

 the cattle stable from the hay barn by sliding doers 

 above and below, to prevent the hay being damaged 

 by the vapor and ammonia which are constantly 

 arising from the cellar. A small barrow of somo 

 simple construction on a truck to convey the hay 

 to the feeding passage will save much time in feed- 

 ing. 



Many large and valuable barns have been very 

 much damaged by being placed over a manure cel- 

 lar without proper ventilation. 



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GROUND PLAN. 



Hilling Corn. — Tn cultivating Indian corn, I 

 am confident that "hilling" is a disadvantage to 

 the crop. Of this I became fully convinced sev 

 eral years ago on contrasting its results with those 

 of the opposing system, in a field belonging to a 

 friend. Since then I have instituted a variety of 

 experiments, and have found that the least sur- 

 face is most eligible, and that in all modifications 

 of soil and temperature, corn which is not "hilled 

 up" is the most vigorons, less injuriously affected 

 by drought, and produces more and sounder corn. 

 — Germantown Telegraph. 



North Danvers.— The one hundredth anniver- 

 sary of the settlement of this town will be cele- 

 brated on the 16th of June next. A committee of 

 twenty-five has charge of the arrangements, to 

 carry out which the sum of $500 has been appro- 

 priated by the town. John W. Proctor, Esq., 

 will deliver an address on the occasion. The citi- 

 zens of the town have entered into the matter 

 with spirit, and a good celebration may be expect- 

 ed. 



Eff Wisdom is not always grave, nor folly gay. 



