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buildings should not only be much more numerous, but calculated 

 to suit the various purposes of each. The stables should be suffi- 

 ciently large and convenient for the accommodation of such a 

 number of horses as may at any time be employed in the labor of 

 the farm ; and the cow and feeding houses adapted to the quan- 

 tity and kind of cattle kept or fed. 



The barn and granary must also be proportioned to the extent 

 of ground under arable cultivation. Where thrashing machines 

 are to be erected, the size of the barns need not be so great as in 

 other cases; as neither the height necessary for the flail, nor room 

 for a large quantity of grain in the straw, are required. On this 

 kind of farm convenient buildings should be prepared for the 

 breeding and management of young animals, such as horses, hogs, 

 cattle and poultry. 



The dimensions of the farm house, like most of the other build' 

 ings, should in a great measure, be regulated by the extent of the 

 farm. It should be neat, airy, and have sufficient accommoda- 

 tions both for the family of the farmer, and the business that is 

 to be performed in it. On the ground floor there ought to be a 

 good parlor and kitchen, with a back kitchen, which may serve 

 as a bake house, with closets and other convenient places for 

 depositing different articles; and likewise a dairy, pantry and 

 cellar. 



The upper part may be divided into lodging rooms, of good 

 size, in order that the air may be unrestrained. It will also be 

 well to have a complete system of drainage carried out before the 

 foundations are laid, as locations often have the name of being 

 unhealthy, when it is entirely owing to the construction of the 

 house. Hip roofs with vents within the building, are as clieap as 

 gable ends, and mucli to be preferred. The thickness of 

 the walls must depend on the convenience of procuring ma- 

 terials. Where rough stone walls are made, the thickness 

 may be two feet. If bricks are used they may be thinner, 

 but thin houses are readily penetrated by heat in summer, and 

 cold in winter. In constructing houses for the purposes of farm- 

 ing, considerable latitude must be given; but, as architectural 

 ornaments are not much wanted, the principal points to be 



