48 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



on screens, by which thej are assorted, and all loose earth 

 removed. The door opening from the basement to the root- 

 cellar is at the north end of the wide feeding passage, and that 

 opening to engine and boiler-room is in north wall of wagon- 

 house. The wagon-house is in west end of basement, and the 

 horse-stable adjoins it, so that the horses may be taken to and 

 from the wagon-house from stable without going out of doors. 



The floors of all the basement, except a small portion of the 

 stall-floors, and the floors of the vaults, are made of concrete of 

 broken stones, gravel, sand, coal-tar and pitch, making them 

 hard, smooth, dry, rat-proof, and, with all, antiseptic. 



The floors of basement and vaults are all on the same level. 

 No hay in a natural state is thrown down into the stable for 

 feeding, but is all placed in the rack from the main driveway 

 floor, and from another hay-feeding passage under the mow, and 

 directly over two lines of cattle. Mr. W. claims great economy 

 and cleanliness by this hay-feeding arrangement. 



The fodder cut is cut on the driveway floor, from which it 

 falls into one or more of the hanging bins of granary, from 

 which it is conveniently drawn out for feeding. 



In the absence of steam-power, or in conjunction with it, if 

 both are supplied, which Mr. W. recommends for use at the 

 State farm, the horse-power provided for is a two-horse endless 

 chain, to be placed on the principal driveway floor, where all 

 threshing, corn-shelling, fodder-cutting, &c., is to be done. The 

 corn-crib is located against the south side of the barn ; the floor 

 of crib and driveway on the same level. The crib extends from 

 the west end of the building towards the east, until it laps six 

 feet on the driveway, where they connect by doors, one above 

 another, for convenience in filling the crib from the driveway, 

 where corn may be husked and assorted. The partition between 

 the mow and crib is rat-proofed, and all the walls of the crib are 

 close, except a ventilation near the roof in each end, and the 

 floor, which is latticed. The crib is supported in the frame of 

 the barn, so that no supports extend to the ground. The entire 

 front of the stables above, 2 feet 6 inches above the floor, con- 

 sists of windows extending to the ceiling, that the full effect of 

 the sun may be secured. The windows consist of a single sash, 

 hinged to the head of the frames, that they may be hooked up 

 to the ceiling in summer, thus opening the entire front. 



