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a great deal of barn-room, which makes 

 the expence of repairs extremely heavy. 

 Owners of eftates fhould therefore be 

 governed by what is really necefTary, 

 and not led into fuperfluous expence, 

 merely by liftening to a man who pleads 

 his own caufe only. 



The mofl neceilary buildings to a 

 farm, beiides a convenient comfortable 

 houfe, are good accommodations for 

 cattle; fuch as flable, cow-fheds, calves- 

 pens, and pigs-cots. Thefe may fre- 

 quently be fupplied by lean-to's, or 

 otherwife built at a moderate expence; 

 but barns, which are very expenfive, 

 may often be contracted, and much un- 

 neceffiry chargje faved. What fliould be 

 moft recommended is, flacking; wbich 

 ought to be done much more than it is. 

 Wheat is certainly better preferved in 

 ricks, than barns; the air keeps it fv.cct- 

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