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PRACTICE OF AGRICULTURE. 



Part III. 



4172. An anomalous design of a farmery for a hay-farm {fig. 609.), calculated for 

 effect and for inspection from the sitting-room (a, a), contains the following economical 

 buildings : A poultry-house with granary over (a), a chaise-house with men's room 



over (6), rabbits (c), tools (rf), carts (e), open sheds for carts or other implements (/), 

 sick horse or cow, &c. (g), pigs {h), stable (r), calves {k), cows (0, open passage lighted 

 from above and pump (m), saddle-horse, &c. (w), straw (o), chaff-cutting room {p)y 

 hand-threshing-machine {q), unthreshed corn (r), loaded carts of hay (s, t), hay-ricks 

 with roof movable on wheels to protect the hay while binding (w), ponds {v), lawn (w;), 

 yard (x). Sitting in the circular room (a, a), the master may look down the light passage 

 which has a wire door, and along the oblique front of the buildings, and see every door 

 that is opened. He may also, as appears by the elevation {fg. 610.) see the men binding 

 hay under the movable covers. 



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