No. 2. 



Farm Buildinfi^n. 



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extending from the tops of the mown into the entries, through which the hay for the horses 

 and cattle is dropped. This saves much lahor, prevents the barn tlitor from being lumbered 

 up with hay, and the funnels act as Hues to take off the foul air from tiic .sUibles. 



On the east of the main barn is a carriage-house 20 feei wide and 40 feet deep, over 

 which is a granary with hatchway, block, tackle, &c. On the west of the main barn is the 

 arched building 60 feet long by 40 deep, 2 stories high, the lower story is used for a wag- 

 on-house, and the second story is a mow, which will hold 30 tons of hay. 



The second story of the barn consists of mows and barn floor. The mows will probably 

 contain about one hundred tons. The barn floor is 16 feet wide, and is provided with a 

 closet for tools, and funnel to pass grain into the lower story to the entry between the 

 horse stables. There is abundant room flir nine horses to thresh upon it at a time. This 

 story is well ventilated with Venetian blinds which can be opened or closed at pleasure. 

 There is much advantage from having them made in this way, as they draw much air into 

 the mows when open, and when closed shut out the effects of storms. In the rear of the 

 barn is a ramp leading to the barn doors, which open inwardly, and are contained in a house 

 built for the purpose. This gives greater extent of barn floor, prevents the doors from hoinir 



Kear view of the Barn, showing the Kanip and House for Ham Doors.— F'l;;;. li. 



injured by the wind, and protects the wall of the barn from being injured or pressed inwards 

 by the earth in the ramp. The whole building is provided with gutters and spouts to 

 conduct rain water, so as to prevent it from going into the barn yard, and thereby washing 

 away the strength of the manure there deposited. The whole is surmounted by a light- 

 ning rod, and no farmer should consider a barn finished until this protection is fur- 

 nished to his building, as it is very probable, considering the many barns that have lately 

 been struck and burnt, that the gas from hay and grain, when in the sweat, acts as a con- 

 ductor of electricity, and a rod should be ready to pass it into the ground, and thereby 

 prevent the sorrowful consequence often visited upon farmers for neglecting this precaution. 

 Last, tliough not least, when we consider the perfect manner in which this building has 

 been planned and finished, embracing every desirable comfort without any waste of room, 

 and the arrangement of which precludes all waste of labor, we cannot omit to notice the 

 flagged pavement extending along the whole front, 12 feet wide, and the pump in the centre. 

 The horses can thus be led to water in moist weather without having their feet soiled, and 

 the men attending upon them are not compelled to wade through mud, water, and manure 

 ancle or knee deep, as is too often the case in many barn yards. The manure in front 

 of this barn is always secured in square heaps, which prevents the escape of the fer- 

 tilizing principle, keeps the other parts of the yard clean, adds to the comfort of the cattle, 

 and men attending upon them, and, in a word, looks as if it was under the supervision of 

 a man who understands his business, and is determined to have it properly attended to. The 

 barn at the period of our last visit was filled throughout with produce. 



