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and  kept  suspended  by  a peg  through  it  resting  on  a rail  of  the 
sty,  so  that  the  young  pigs  may  be  let  out  to  run  in  the  farm-yard, 
the  sow  being  kept  in  the  sty,  like  a hen  with  a brood  of  chickens 
in  a coop. 
Dairy  (w). — The  position  of  this  building  is  determined  with 
reference  to  the  milch-cows  and  the  pigs.  It  has  windows  only 
to  the  north,  part  of  the  lights  being  filled  with  pierced  zinc  for 
ventilation.  A good  supply  of  water  is  essential,  and  the  butter- 
milk and  whey  may  be  run  into  the  pig-vault  from  the  sink. 
Cheese-vats,  presses,  churns,  &c.,  would  occupy  part  of  the  room, 
the  rest  having  milk-pans  or  cisterns  along  the  walls.  The  floor 
above  would  be  a cheese-room.  Adjoining  is  another  root-store 
x,  with  a wide  door  to  the  exterior,  allowing  a cart  to  shoot  a load 
of  roots  into  it  for  the  cows. 
A fowl-house,  to  which  the  birds  ascend  by  a slight  ladder,  is 
placed  here,  as  the  poultry  would  pick  up  their  living  in  the 
stack-yard. 
Fawner's  Nag-stable , Gig-house,  Sfc.  (g). — Supposing  the  farm- 
house situated  towards  this  side  of  the  premises,  the  nag-stable, 
gig-house,  and  harness-room  have  been  added  here.  It  is  sup- 
posed that  all  three  are  entered  by  one  door — that  in  the  stable; 
the  others  opening  only  from  the  inside.  A hay  and  straw  loft 
is  made  above,  the  haystacks  being  close  at  hand.  A private 
door  gives  the  farmer  access  from  his  stable-yard  to  the  farm- 
stead, and  we  next  come  to  the 
Core-boxes  ( [v ). — They  are  on  a similar  plan  to  those  for  fatting 
cattle  in  most  respects,  excepting  that,  being  of  only  one  story, 
the  construction  is  slighter.  As  they  must  be  entered  separately 
to  milk  the  cows,  the  pathway  at  the  heads  of  the  animals  might 
perhaps  be  dispensed  with,  and  they  might  be  fed  by  entering 
each  box  separately,  by  which  the  span  of  the  roof,  and  of  course 
the  cost  of  construction,  would  be  lessened.  Some,  too,  might 
prefer  having  a small  open  yard  of,  perhaps,  14  feet  by  10, 
attached  to  each  box,  so  that  the  doors  on  fine  days  might  be  left 
open  for  the  cattle  to  go  in  or  out  as  they  pleased.  In  that  case 
the  excavation  of  the  box  might  be  somewhat  reduced — towards 
the  doorway  at  least. 
Yards  and  Sheds  for  Young  Stock,  Lambing  Ewes,  fyc.  (r,  r,  r). 
— 1 leyond  the  buildings  which  have  been  now  described,  there  is, 
on  each  side  of  the  central  building,  a yard  and  shed,  open  in 
front,  which  will  be  useful  for  a variety  of  purposes.  In  lambing 
time,  for  instance,  the  ewes  may  be  housed  under  them.  A com- 
partment may  be  partitioned  oft',  and  closed  in  with  thatched 
hurdles  or  other  means  ; and  thus  a house  made  for  an  animal 
attacked  by  illness.  Calves,  colts,  young  pigs,  &c.,  may  be  turned 
in  here.  In  the  south-east  corner,  the  furthest  removed  from  the 
