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About 3 feet in width of the rear portion of the cattle-stable 

 floor is a cast-iron lattice, covering a concealed gutter. The 

 urine, and most of the solid excrement, fall directly through 

 the lattice-floor, and the balance of the excrement is trodden 

 through into the gutter, or may be very readily swept through 

 with a brush-broom. By this arrangement, Mr. W. claims that 

 the animals are more cleanly and more comfortable than he has 

 ever been able to effect by any other. The urine drains from 

 the concealed gutter through glazed terra-cotta pipes, laid below 

 frost across the barnyard to the manure-house. The gutter 

 under the latticed portion of the floor is so arranged that it is 

 very conveniently cleaned. It is shovelled into a barrow, or 

 truck, and taken across the yard and dumped down into the 

 manure-house, the floor of which is 6 feet below the grade of 

 the yard. 



The central portion of the horse- stalls, 2 feet X 2 feet 6 

 inches, is also a cast-iron lattice, which lies on a frame so set in 

 the concrete floor that all the urine drains into the sink, formed 

 by the frame, and a cement bottom on the earth. 



These sinks are connected by pipes, and the urine discharged 

 from one to another, and finally, from that nearest the south 

 wall, it is taken in the ground across the yard to the manure- 

 house. The urine-pipes discharge from the face of the wall of 

 the manure-house some three feet above its floor, and the urine 

 is all absorbed by the bedding and excrement. No rain-water 

 is admitted to the manure in the house. It is located along the 

 south bank-wall of the yard. A plate rests on this wall, and 

 the posts supporting the ridge of the single pitch, or lean-to 

 roof, stand on it. The space from post to post, opening to yard, 

 is closed by suitable lattice-gates, giving access to the entire 

 length of the house, for dumping in the manure. 



The eaves of the roof are supported on a plate resting on posts 

 set firmly in the ground, which are closed only by a movable plank. 



The road for vehicles, by which the manure is to be removed, 

 is some two feet below the puddled clay floor of the manure- 

 house, for convenience in loading. The accommodations for 

 swine and sheep are provided by extending the bank-wall on 

 which the north side of the barn rests, to the west, and in a 

 direct line with the barn, a sufficient distance to provide shelter 

 for the sheep next to the wagon-house, and the swine adjoining 

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