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C, Fig. 10, Third Story or Loft. 



a, a, Openings in the lloor to put down hay for the stock. 



/;, Stairway. — c, Hay-loft. 



d, Granary, partitioned into separate divisions as designa- 

 ted by the lines, for different kinds of grain. 



B, Fig. 11, Second Stori/, on a level with the broad table- 

 land on the front of D,Jig. 8, nortli side. 



a, m, Sheds 50 feet long and 13 feet wide. The loft or 

 third story, C,Jig. 10, forms their ceiling or roof, by projecting 

 over them at each end. The open spaces along the outside 

 lines are arches ; the black spots are brick walls to support 

 the ends of the upper story. These sheds are very convenient 

 for taking out the horses to dress, and for other purposes- 



b, n, Pumps. 



c, d, e,f, Box-stalls for horses, 14 feet, 6 inches deep, by 9 

 feet 8 inches, 9 feet 7 inches, 9 feet 6 inches, and 19 feet wide. 



g, g, Rows of feed-boxes for the horses. 



h, h, Rows of openings through which fo put down hay into 

 the racks for the qattle in the basement story (see d, d, in A, 

 Jig. 9). 



i, Farmer's room for utensils, 11 by 7 feet 6 inches. 



j, Harness-room, 11 by 12 feet 6 inches, k, Coach-room. 



/, Horse-stalls 4 feet 9 inches, by 14 feet 6 inches. 



0, o, Water-troughs. 



Mr. Gibbons has a very fine stud of thorough-bred horses, 

 among which are the famous Bonnets-of-Blue, Fashion, and 

 Mariner. His Durham cattle are superb, and ail his farm 

 arrangements and farm buildings are in excellent style. 



Stalls of Mr. Pell. — Fig. 12 is a perspective view of 

 two stalls in the stables of R. L. Pell, Esq., of Pelham, N. Y. 



a, Hay-loft. Behind the hoppers b, b, are holes in the floor 

 through which the hay is put down into the racks e, e, e. 



b, b, Hoppers. — c. Floor-beam. 



d, d, Conductors which lead from the hoppers to the man- 

 ger. Close behind b, b, are the grain-bins, so that in feeding 

 the horses, it is only necessary to take the requisite quantity 

 of oats from them, and pour into the hoppers. The groom 

 will thus feed a large number of horses in a short time with- 

 out the necessity of leavdng the hay-loft. 



e, e, e, Hay-racks, with oak rollers 4 feet long and 2 inches 

 in diameter, standing perpendicularly 3 feet from the wall. 

 They have round gudgeons at each end fitted into round holes 

 in the bottom and top pieces of the rack. As the horse pulls 

 on the hay to eat it these rollers revolve easily, and he thus 

 gets just what he wants. The bottom of the racks are lat- 



