1858. 



NEW ENGLAND FARMER, 



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A STABLE FOB CITTT OR VILLAGE USE. 



We have been allowed to look at the sheets, in 

 advance of publication, of a new work entitled 

 "TAe Farmer's ami Mechanic's Practical Archi- 

 tect and Guide in Rural Economy. By J. H. 

 Hammond, Architect. Boston : John P. Jewett 

 & Co., Publishers." This is a work by a practical 

 man, — a carpenter, — who has made it, as it were, 

 because he couldn't help it, — made it in the 

 course of his business to satisfy the wants that 

 were continually pressing upon him. 



We will only say, now, that it appears to us 

 that this book presents designs for the million, 

 that it is a work for popular use, and will aiford 

 numerous suggestions, which will be carried out 

 by that class of our people who desire, and are 

 able to erect, comfortable and even elegant resi- 

 dences, but not of a very costly character. We 

 give one of the designs to-day, and when we see 

 the whole work, shall find occasion to speak of it 

 again. 



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This design exhibits a neat and convenient sta- 

 ble, adapted to the wants of those who wish to 

 keep two or three horses and a cow or two. It 

 contains five apartments, or stalls, with a wide pas- 

 sage behind the horses, and a slide-door between 

 the stable and carriage-room. The carriage-room 

 is ample enough to admit three or four carriages. 

 It contains also a harness-room, which is indis- 

 pensable to every stable, to preserve the harness 

 from the dust that is constantly accumulating. 

 This building also contains a large hay loft, ca- 

 pable of holding ten or twelve tons of hay. The 

 cupola over the ventilator gives the building a 

 neat and finished appearance. A stable of this 

 description may be m&de an ornamental object, 

 but its convenience depends almost as much on 

 its location as its construction. The proper loca- 

 tion must depend on the relative position of sur- 



rounding objects. It is impossible to offer ad- 

 , vice which would apply to all circumstances; a 

 few hints, however, may not be useless. 



All stables should be so situated as to allow 

 sufficient space for driving in and out and for 

 'turning. If practicable, they should be on the 

 north and north-east side of the house, because 

 when the wind blows from these points, the doors 

 and windows of the dwelling-house are usually 

 closed, even in summer. The inmates, therefore, 

 by this arrangement, avoid the effluvia from the 

 stable. 



Very few stable cellars are properly ventilated, 

 and some have no ventilation at all, except one 

 opening or door, which is closed in cold weather. 

 There ought to be at least, four good-sized win- 

 dows equally distributed, and in opposite places, 

 to produce a current of air in all parts of the eel- 



