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THE COMPLETE GRAZIER 



adequate shelter from rain, while the implements are exposed to a 

 thorough ventilation. Hence an open spot, free to every wind, should 

 be selected. The roof should be supported on pillars, high enough to 

 admit a loaded waggon, and containing lofts for the storing of light 

 implements, sacks, or other spare articles, somewhat in the way repre- 

 sented by the illustration. 



As the only object, however, of these houses is to preserve the carts 



and tools from exposure to wet, 

 this can be attained by mere 

 sheds, the most economical mode 

 of erecting which is to project a 

 roof from the back of a barn or 

 stable, and, if possible, immedia- 

 tely fronting the road into the 

 yard. 



Temporary shedding is often 

 required on the farm, and there 

 has been much attention paid to 

 the subject. 



Fig. 221. Rick-Cover, with Pulley 

 and Stay Ropes, Blocks and Tackle. 



Fig. 221 shows the ordinary rick cover for use during the building of 

 stacks : without doubt such a cover prevents very great loss during 

 showery times. Another light covering for roofs is the "Willesden 

 paper : " a waterproof felt which, considering its lightness and cost, 



is really very valuable. We 

 have seen houses of which 

 the side walls and roof were 

 covered with this substance, 

 and they have stood intact for 

 years with no other repairing 

 than a coat of paint. 



Galvanized iron has been 

 introduced on the farm to a 

 remarkable extent, and for 

 temporary and even lasting 

 purposes it is, despite its un- 

 sightliness, extremely useful. 

 The Redclifle Iron Works 

 Co., Bristol, have introduced 



Fig. 222.-The Redcliffe Rick-Cover or a convenient method of cover- 

 Thatch. ing or thatching stacks by 



means of sheets (fig. 222), 



fixed on to the roof by a patent pin. Those who have used them 

 speak highly of them, and as both wheat-straw and thatchers are 

 getting scarce it is only reasonable to expect that the system will 

 extend. Messrs. Pearson, of Wolverhampton, have adapted galvanised 

 iron to almost every purpose of covering required on the farm, among 

 which may be mentioned silo covers, rick covers on iron and wooden 

 columns, cart and cattle shed combined, sheep shelters, whole home- 

 steads for various kinds of farms, manure sheds, cottages, &c. 



