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but fo as to ferve each two barns ; one 

 end of the ftacks to one barn, and one end 

 to the other. By means of this manage- 

 ment, feveral purpofes are anfwered at 

 once, much expcnce faved, and great 

 conveniency gained. By this fituation of 

 the ftacks, the corn may be threfhed in 

 either barn at pleafure, according to the 

 yard in which the ftraw is wanted. 



The food-rooms, parted from the ox- 

 houfes by boarded partitions, are defigned 

 for receptacles of their food ; particularly 

 cabbages, turnips, carrots, chaff, malt- 

 grains, oats, oilcakes,, or in a word, for 

 any thing with which beafts are fatted or 

 fed, hay excepted, as I fuppofe a chamber 

 over the houfe for that. 



Whoever has been converfant in flail 

 feeding beafts, muft have remarked great 

 inconvenience, wafte, and trouble, in giving 

 the beafts their food, when it is carried in 

 amongft them to their mangers. Suppofe 

 turnips their food, the farmer is very un- 

 provident if his turnips are kept merely 

 from hand to mouth ; there ought always 

 to be feveral days, or a week's ftore, before- 

 hand ; but in common ofEces, where are 



they 



