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On  the  Construction  of  Farm- Buildings. 
and  10  inches  of  perpendicular  depth  at  the  front ; the  hooks  are 
riveted  to  the  backs  of  the  pans  near  to  the  ends ; on  the  same 
deal  is  a rack,  the  bars  of  which  are  3-8ths-inch  round  iron  2 feet 
6 inches  long,  somewhat  curved,  and  each  end  riveted  into  a 
piece  of  flat  iron  1 inch  broad  and  2 feet  6 inches  long,  forming 
a rack  about  2 feet  high,  which  is  attached  to  the  deal  near  the 
lower  edge  by  means  of  hook-and-eye  hinges  near  the  extremities 
and  supported  in  a sloping  position  by  a piece  of  small  chain  at 
each  end,  2 feet  long,  linked  to  any  desired  length  to  hooks  near 
to  the  upper  edge  of  the  deal.  Fig.  1,  below,  is  a section  of  the 
manger,  and  Fig.  2 that  of  the  rack  above  described,  on  a scale  of 
2 feet  to  an  inch. 
FiB.  1. 
Fig.  2. 
Above  the  deal  just  described  are  two  other  bars  formed  of 
Norway  battens,  the  upper  one  held  in  its  position,  about  4 feet 
above  the  wall-plate,  by  means  of  iron  pins  or  small  cotterel -bolts 
passing  through  holes  in  the  sides  of  the  grooves  and  at  the  ends 
of  the  bars.  It  will  be  perceived  that  the  racks  and  mangers  can 
be  raised,  as  the  box  becomes  filled  with  manure,  by  placing  bars 
under  the  deal  to  which  they  are  attached.  The  partitions  be- 
tween the  boxes  are  formed  of  four  horizontal  bars  of  battens 
passing  between  the  two  upright  battens  in  the  middle  of  the 
divisions  previously  described,  with  one  of  their  ends  fitting  into 
the  groove  in  the  pillar  at  the  front,  and  the  other  of  the  ends 
into  that  upon  the  upright  deal  against  the  wall  at  the  back  of  the 
boxes,  each  held  in  its  place,  about  6 inches  apart,  by  iron  pins 
or  small  cotterel-bolts  passing  through  holes  in  the  sides  of  the 
grooves  and  at  the  ends  of  the  battens. 
By  the  above  described  means  of  enclosing  and  separating  the 
boxes,  the  cattle  enjoy  the  companionship  consonant  to  their 
natural  habits,  without  the  possibility  of  molesting  or  injuring 
each  other,  producing  happiness  and  quietude,  which  are  circum- 
stances favourable  to  rapid  fattening  in  all  gregarious  animals. 
Adjoining  the  boxes  to  the  south,  and  terminating  the  range  of 
