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away in the circle for litter. This circumstanct* 

 decides the position of the sheds for cattle and 

 horses* as they should be so placed as to be very 

 near this litter. Thus situated, they demand haj 

 also in their immediate vicinity, and as hay was also 

 wanted for chaff, all the stacks would be within 

 the circle. Thus far every thing is connected, and 

 each building so placed, that it cannot be supposed 

 in any other place, without a manifest inconveni- 

 ence following. If milch cows be in the circle, 

 tvhich they ought to be, this article demands ano- 

 ther combination of the dairy and the piggery, which 

 must also be connected, but 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 has disapproved 

 of this, and proposed to have the sheds to open 

 within the circle; but 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, &c. 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, 



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