62 xVlANAGfiMENT OF ESTATES. 



fheds, and ferving two yards, feparated by 

 a fence partition, running along the middle 

 of it. A fpecies of farm building, which 

 might be adopted in many cafes. Thefe 

 open fheds are ufed for cows, and young 

 cattle 5 oxen beiiig generally kept in houfes 

 or hovels, provinciaily " fhippens," during 

 the winter. 



The MATERIALS of FARM BUILDINGS 



are chiefly Jione ; moilly the light blue 

 flate flone, which has been defcribed. 

 For farm offices, earthen walls^— prov* 

 *' cobb walls," are common. 



Indeed, in lituations, where ftone is not 

 at hand, " cobb" is a common material of 

 farm buildings, throughout the West of 

 England. Not only houfes and offices, 

 but yard wails, and even garden walls, are 

 commonly built with it ; and endure for 

 a length of time j provided they are kept 

 dry. Single walls are coped ; generally 

 with thatch. 



In building thefe walls, ftraw is mixed 

 with the earth, in a ftate of pafte, and in- 

 corporated with it, by treading or otherwife, 

 in a way fimilar to that ufed in making the 



clay- 



