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the arrangements made for tlioir comfort. 

 I like to see the chickens look at me inquir- 

 ingly, as thej" utter a (juerulous note, as 

 much as to say, " Do you leally love us, and 

 want to get acquainted witli usV I like to 

 have the cows and liorses put out their 

 noses, as though they regarded me as a par- 

 ticular friend and not an enemy. While 

 speaking about makiug arrangements to 

 keep out frost, it occurs to me to mention 

 that, where we have buildings without stone 

 underpinning, or simply stone supports un- 

 der the corners, we have lieeu in the hal)it 



yard away from the building, but it is so 

 deep that the water is all kept entirely away 

 from the interior. This keeps the earth on 

 the inside of the poultry-house dry and dusty 

 at all times. Xoav, T enjoy digging these 

 ditches, and l)anking up the earth, especial- 

 ly where it is done nicely. No matter how 

 hard it rains, no water can by any possibility 

 back up into the interior of the Iniilding. 



rKKPAIllNO CELEKY FOR WINTER. 



In speaking of banking up the earth 

 around the outbuildings, as mentioned 

 above. T am reminded of the matter of pre- 



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of cutting up old tinware, slippiug one edge 

 up under the battens to the out-l)uildings, 

 and letting the other end come down into 

 the ground. You can bank earth or manure 

 up against this without any fear of rotting 

 the woodwork. Around the pig-pens and 

 poultry-house we have taken great pains to 

 keep away water and dampness. To this 

 end we have eave-spouting clear around 

 these buildings, although they are not shown 

 in both pictures : and along the edge of the 

 weather-boarding a deep trench is made, 

 the earth being used to bank up, as explain- 

 ed. The bottom of the trench is perhaps a 



serving celery for winter. As many of the 

 friends have made inquiries in regard to 

 keeping this vegetable safely. T will describe 

 oiu- plan a little in detail. 



Where you have but few roots, of course 

 the cellar is the usual way of saving them, 

 and nothing more is necessary to keep them 

 safely than a bottomless box or tub, the 

 roots all being on the cellar bottom, or, if 

 you prefer, in loose damp earth, directly on 

 or in the cellar bottom. Where you have 

 several tubs full, and wish to keep it some 

 little length of time, the latter plan may be 

 tlie best. I have seen a little bit of puddle. 



