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is strong and massive, and finished in the most thorough and 

 complete manner. 



Fig. 8. 



D, Fi^. 8, Prrsppctive View of the elevation of the stables 

 on the north or upper side. They are two stories high on 

 the front, D,^and three stories on the lower or south side, op- 

 posite D. The building is 90 feet long, 50 wide, and 24 

 hioli on this front. The architecture is neat and appropriate. 

 There is a good Macadam carriage-way in front of the side 

 D ; a and b are large windows, alongside of which the hay- 

 carts drive to unload. 



Fig. 9. Fig. 10. 



A, Fig. 9, Basement Story, laid up of thick stone walls. 

 a, Solid earth. — b, //, Cisterns 12 feet square, and 7 feet deep. 



c, g, Passage-ways from which the cattle are fed under the 

 water-troughs, e, e. 



d, d, Racks for receiving hay from above. 



