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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



Feb. 



analyses of vegetables, by Prof. Emmons, in Vol. II. 

 of his State Agricultural Report, show the existence 

 of the elements of common salt in soine soils and in 

 some parts of the vegetables. The quantity, how- 

 ever is small, sometimes none, sometimes u mere 

 trace of the chlorine. 



On the whole, the probable conclusion is that com- 

 mon salt is useful as a fertilizer — that only a small 

 quantity is taken up by vegetables, and only a small 

 proportion of it is necessary or profitable. — C. D. 



FARM BARN AND STABLE. 



As wc have, during the last month, received several 

 inquiries for a plan for a barn and stable combined, 

 one of our correspondents particularly mentioning 

 that he wished for a plan suitable for sloping ground, 

 we copy the following designs and description from 

 Doii-ning^s Country Houses. The plan is perhaps 

 on too extensive a scale to suit most farmers, but can 

 of course bo varied. No one can carefully study the 

 plane without getting some valuable hints, whether 

 he ever builds after it or not. 



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ELEVATION OF A BASEMENT BARN. 



Fig. 2. PLAN OF THE MAIN FLOOR 



*' As one of the best and most complete examples 

 of this kind of barn and stable within our observation, 

 we may instance that of our neighbor, Mr. William 

 Satkr, 8 miles from Newburgh Mr. Saver's farm 

 lies in a grazing district, and, of course, his outbuild- 

 ings are dilfcrent from those required in a strictly 

 grain-growing district. We have never seen, how- 

 ever, in any part of the country, a single farm build- 

 ing in which economy of space, excellence of arrange- 

 ment, and nicety of construction were more completely 

 combined than in this barn. We may add, that the 

 plan is entirely Mr. S.'s and for a farm of this kind, 

 is not easily improved. 



The elevation, Fig. 1, shows the stable or base- 

 ment side, with both stories. The posts arc 16 feet 

 long, from the basement walls to the eaves. Tiie 

 opposite side, one story high, shows two pairs double 



Goors for driving in loads of hay and grain. The 



whole building is 30 by 72 feet, outside — 30 feet 



square being a hay barn, unuc which is the stable 



for cows, and the remaining 43 teet being a grain 



and hay burn, with horse stalls, 



carriage-house, etc., below. — 



At a a are shown tackle beams, 



with hooks, to which a block 



can be attached, for lowering 



or drawing anything up to the 



main floor. 



In Fig. 2, which is the plan 

 of the barn floor, A is the main 

 floor, 12 feet wide, with a hay- 

 mow on each side. At B is a 

 hay-well, or hole in the flour, 

 with a curb round it, through Fig. 3. threshing 

 which the hay is thrown into floor. 



the feeding passage in the cow stable below. This 

 curb is removed, and a trap door put in its place in 

 summer. 



C is the threshing floor, 14 feet wide, with a hay- 

 mow on one side, and grain on the other. On one 

 side of this floor is a space, c, 

 , through which straw is thrown 



into the straw room, and another, 

 h, through which roots are thrown 

 into the root cellar, both being 

 in the basement ; while on the 

 other side are openings, e, e, 

 through which hay is placed in 

 the racks of the horses, in the 

 stable beneath. 



Fig. 3, whicli^is a view of the 

 mow on one side of the threshing 

 floor, will sliow how cleverly these 

 openings are managed, in order to 

 occupy no space wanted for other 

 uses. In thi ', a is the side of the 

 mow, boardet up about 3 J feet, 

 in which are doors, i, that shut 

 out all dust, ^»tc. These doors 

 are hinged on the lower side, and 

 when thrown down, or opened, c, 

 give ample space for filling the 

 racks below in the easiest manner. 

 Let us now examine the base- 

 ment or stable story of this barn, 

 fig. 4. The first feature that de- 

 mands our attention is the cow- 

 stable, occupying about 30 feet 

 square, being that portion on the 

 'eft hand of the plan, fig. 4. — 

 Here is a large " feeding passage," 1 1 feet wide, in- 

 cluding the mangers, a, a, on a level with the floor.* 

 This passage is supplied with hay, it will be remem- 

 bered, through the hole, B, in the ceiling, (which is 

 in the floor of the barn above.) This well-hole acts 

 also as a ventilator, Nvlienever one is necessary, for 

 the whole cow stable. 



The cow stable accommodates 18 cows, and the 

 manner of placing the cows in the stalls is both 

 original and excellent. The stalls measure 3 feet 2 

 inches from center to center, (a width scarcely 

 enough, in our judgment, but which Mr. S. declares. 



*Thi9 feedini; passa^ (Including the mangern) hasa^ortar floor 

 made of lime and sand, ovit small stones, perfectly hard and 

 Fmooth. so that no hay seed is lost, while the whule can be kept 

 a» clean M a parlor— as indeed It U. under Mr, Sayer's excellent 

 management. 



