On  the  Construction  of  Farm-Buildings. 
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[Scale  i inch  to  a foot.] 
A B,  an  Iron  Bar  lj  inch  X £ inch,  bent  at  each  end  so  as  to  'project  from  the  wall  J of  an  inch, 
and  bolted  to  wall-plate  at  a,  c,  b . 
C C,  Bent  Iron  Straps,  clipping  the  door  on  each  side,  and  fitted  with  wheels  by  which  the  door  is 
suspended,  and  runs  easily  along  the  iron  bar. 
D D,  two  pieces  of  wood  fixed  in  the  ground,  Mith  a groove  in  each  to  keep  the  door  in  its  place. 
E,  an  upright  piece  of  wood,  against  which  the  door  shuts. 
F,  the  handle  by  which  the  door  is  pulled  backwards  and  forwards. 
Esq.,  near  Cirencester,  where  a depth  of  one  foot  for  the  horse- 
boxes has  been  adopted.  The  doors  are  suspended  on  rails, 
on  which  they  run  back  and  forwards,  as  in  the  annexed  sketch. 
Corn,  chaff,  <Scc.,  may  be  poured  into  each  manger  from  the 
feeding-path ; and  opposite  to  the  man  entering  by  this  path  is 
the  rack  for  each  box,  into  which  he  can  pitch  the  hay,  green 
food,  & c.,  with  the  fork ; or  perhaps  these  might  as  conveniently 
be  brought  into  each  box  by  the  external  door,  in  which  case  the 
rack  would  be  best  placed  in  a corner  near  the  door.  This 
stable  is  principally  copied  from  one  of  Mr.  Lawrence’s,  above 
alluded  to. 
Sheep  Sheds  (o).  —Beyond  the  stable,  but  at  no  great  distance 
from  the  chaff’  and  turnip  cutting  machinery,  the  cake  store,  &c., 
is  the  shed  for  fatting  sheep,  which  is  (on  a reduced  scale)  a 
copy  of  those  used  by  Sir  Richard  Simeon,  Bart.,  in  the  Isle  of 
Wight,  and  invented  on  his  property.  In  the  original  sheds  each 
sheep  is  in  a separate  stall  ; we  have  thought  that  half  the 
dividing  boards,  at  any  rate,  might  be  dispensed  with,  as  the 
chain  by  which  each  animal  is  fastened  will  still  prevent  them 
from  interfering  with  each  other’s  food ; and  perhaps  there  may 
