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thern neighbours, and principally by means 

 of an excellently contrived farm-yard, in 

 which he fodders all his cattle ia winter ; 

 making thereby a vaft quantity of dung. 

 The plan upon which this yard, and all the 

 adjoining conveniences are defigned, is fo 

 very judicious, and fo well contrived to 

 anfwer every purpofe it is defigned for, that 

 I cannot deny myfelf the plealiire of laying 

 a plan of it before the public. See plate VI. 



1. The principal yard, furrounded by a 

 foot-way parted off by a rope, a. a» 

 with fteps b. b. over the wall into the 

 other yard. 



2. Another yard, with a way roped ofF 

 as before, a. a. two cifterns * * com- 

 municate through the wall with each 

 yard. 



3. The barn 90 feet long, with two 

 thralhing floors. 



4. 4. Two ox-houfes for ftall-feeding j 

 each 14 oxen: The houfe 14 feet 

 wide, each ftall feven feet, and the 

 length 50. 



5' 5- 5* 5* 5' S' Small grated kennels 

 above the lower parts of the yards, for 

 the fuperabundant urine to run off into 

 a refcrvoir, marked 



6. In which ftraw is thrown to foak, and 

 emptied often, four feet deep, and i o 

 diameter*- 



7. 7. The. 



