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they to be kid ? For want of the proper 

 conveniences, they are tumbled down in 

 the yard before the houfe, expofed to the 

 weather, and to be trampled on by cattle. 

 Mod good farmers flice their turnips ; but 

 what a miferable inconvenience is it to 

 execute fuch a work in the houfe itfelf 

 amongfl the cattle ! 



If they have chaff given them, what a 

 lofs and trouble to carry it every day in 

 baikets, half blowing away ! and then to 

 carry it amongft the beafts to throw it into 

 the manger. Whatever the food is, the 

 inconvenience is very great. The cleaning 

 away the dung, and the giving the beafts 

 frefh litter, is work enough of reafon to 

 execute among them in one place. 



To remedy fuch great inconveniences, I 

 have fketched a houfe parallel with the ox 

 one, (an inclofed fhed is fufficient) for con- 

 taining in proper bings and divifions all 

 thefe forts of food ; places for chaff, and 

 alfo for cutting hay into it; receptacles for 

 cabbages, carrots, or turnips, and conve- 

 niences for flicing them : others for oil- 

 cakes, malt-combs, or grains; meal, pollard, 

 G g 3 corn, 



