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THE COMPLETE GRAZIER. 



BOOK VIII. 



eleventh volume of the journal of the Royal Agricultural Society. Tn 

 fig. 204, a a is the tramway along which run the trucks conveying 

 the food to the cattle in the boxes, b b, c c ; d d, line of drain running 

 into drain e, which conveys the urine to the liquid manure tank, /; 

 the turnip-house is shown at c ; hay-house at d ; boiling-house at e, 

 and other cattle-boxes at / and g. In fig. 205, the section, a is the 

 central passage and tramway between the boxes, c c; b b, the feeding- 

 troughs ; d d, draining or side passages ; e c, trapped cesspools, from 

 which the liquid is conveyed to the tank by drains, //. 



Besides the regular feeding-houses, it will be advantageous to 

 have, for the use of store cattle, open sheds, into which they can with- 

 draw from the straw-yard and obtain shelter in bad weather. In each 



Fig. 206. Cattle Courts, or Curtains, with Turnip Store. 



of these yards there should be troughs for the food, and where that is of 

 a succulent nature there will be no occasion for water. A good supply 

 of water will, however, be requisite when dry meat is employed. The 

 animals should be well littered ; and, when necessary, they may be 

 respectively separated in the same manner as in the cow-houses, a 

 similar interval being allowed for each, and the floor being also laid on 

 a gentle descent, not only for the convenient removal of the urine and 

 excrement, the accumulation of which would be highly prejudicial to 

 the health of the cattle, but also for their comfort, by keeping them 

 dry. Such sheds are easily constructed by allowing the roofs of barns, 

 or other lofty buildings, to project forward to such an extent as to afford 

 sufficient shelter, the extremities being supported by strong wooden 

 posts, or pillars, and the height at the open side being not more than 

 seven or eight feet. It is not uncommon to divide yards with a double- 

 shed or hovel, down the middle of which runs a 4-ft. feeding-passage, 

 with mangers on each side. The great objection to them is that 

 unless they are boarded on one side from the manger to the roof there 



