710 Planning and Construction of Farm Buildings. [Nov., 



Nineteen 



p, i Price * Price units />er Cost 



* 6 ' per ton. per unit, acre in f per acre. 

 per cent. s. d. s. d. cwt. s. d. 



Basic slag 38 91 2 4f 10 45 6 



ground North African 



phosphate 60 80 1 4 6^ 25 4 



* Carriage paid to farmers' stations, 

 f Containing m arly 200 lb. phosphoric acid. 



The basic slag is guaranteed that 80 per cent, will pass 

 through a No. 100 sieve, containing 10,000 holes to the square 

 inch; and the North African phosphate that 80 per cent, will 

 pass through a No. 120 sieve containing 14,400 holes to the 

 square inch. 



[In an early issue of the Journal it is proposed to publish an 

 article on Naura phosphate.] 



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THE PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION 

 OF FARM BUILDINGS: 



A MODERN HOMESTEAD. 



Major H. P. G. Maule, D.S.O., M.C., F.B.I.B.A., 

 Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries. 



The planning and construction of a completely modern home- 

 stead is at the present time by no means an easy problem, and 

 the publication of the plans for the new farm buildings at 

 Seale-Hayne Agricultural College may be of interest, particu- 

 larly as the scheme presents at least one departure from the 

 accepted normal type. 



The Traditional Type. — Since the middle of the last century, 

 although variations may be found in detail in different parts 

 of the country, the planning of the buildings of the larger 

 farms in England has followed a more or less definite type. 



The generally accepted principle has been to place what 

 may be termed the administrative building, consisting of the 

 accommodation for food storage and preparation and the accom- 

 panying necessary machinery, in a two-storied building on the 

 north side of the steading, with the buildings containing stock 

 arranged at right angles projecting southwards in two or more 

 arms. The spaces between these ranges or wings are used as 

 covered or open stock yards in which the main bulk of the 

 farmyard manure is produced and kept until ready for distribu- 

 tion. Frequently, on the larger and more extensive holdings, 

 this arrangement is duplicated. 



