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Some may prefer a hinged door to the carriage room, but 

 the rolling one has the advantage of never blowing about in 

 a high wind and is easily opened and shut under all circum- 

 stances, including a big snowdrift right up against it. The 

 plan has been drawn to the scale of sixteen feet to the inch. 



The second plan and elevation show a stable larger than 

 the preceding, and is one designed by a member of the Farm 



THREE-HORSE STABLE. 



Journal staft. It has been in use for several years, and has 

 proven to be very satisfactory and convenient. There is 

 stabling for three horses, and by doing away with the harness- 

 closet four may be accommodated. The covered driveway 

 in front will be found almost indispensable — for hitching and 

 unhitching, for washing the caiTiage on the washpave, (shown 

 in the plan,) for cleaning the horses, etc. 



The harness-closet should have been shown with a window 

 in it, and should be made as tight as possible of tongued and 

 grooved boards. The stairway leads up from the entiy to 

 the second floor, which contains a good-sized room for the 

 man to sleep in, a storage room for grain, a mow for hay 



