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horses, as they should he so placed as to 

 near this litter. Thus situate*!, they demand hay 

 also in their immediate vicinity, and as hay was also 

 wanted for chaff, all the stacks should he within 

 the circle. Thus far every thing is connected, and 

 each building so placed, that it cannot he supposed 

 in any other place, without a manifest inconveni- 

 ence following. If milch cows he in the c; 



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h they ought to he, this mdsam- 



combination of the dairy and the piggery, which 

 must also he connected, hut at a due distance from 

 each other. I have, in the. plans above alluded to, 

 supposed the circle of cattle and team sheds to open 

 on the outer side, to bring in the cattle, and to 

 void the dung into a circular repository that sur- 

 rounds all the sheds. A late writer lias disapproved 

 of this, and proposed to have the sheds to open 

 within the circle ; hut this I conceive to be very 

 erroneous. The beasts must for this purpose be 

 reversed ; their heads to the outside, and the dung 

 voided within the circle. This completely deranges 

 the whole design, and converts much convenience 

 into a most inconvenient arrangement. The chaff, 

 hay, 6cc. must be conveyed without the circle to 

 the heads of the beasts, by a long walk, instead of 

 the nearest line ; the dung must be within the area, 

 cutting off all connexion with it ; dirt and litter 

 will be found where cleanliness should prevail ; and 

 nothing gained in return but a little better shelter, 

 supposing the sheds to be open ; but as the con- 

 trary is supposed, this object would not be varied ; 



so 



