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arrangement,  for  it  is  important  that  urine-drains  should  have  very 
short  runs,  otherwise  they  are  very  liable  to  get  stopped  up,  every 
other  precaution  being  likewise  taken.  The  buildings  on  the 
west  side  of  the  straw-barn  I will  now  consider,  and  the  first  is 
the  large  shed  with  fold-yard  which  I have  laid  out  as  very 
suitable  for  the  folding  of  young  cattle.  There  is  a passage  at  the 
back  of  this  shed,  in  order  that  the  communication  from  the  straw- 
barn  may  be  continued  to  cart-horse  stables,  hack-horse  stables, 
as  well  as  for  the  convenient  foddering  of  the  cattle  in  this  shed. 
At  the  south-east  corner  of  the  fold-yard  is  another  tank  for 
draining  the  stables  and  yards.  Adjoining  the  shed  is  a turnip- 
house  for  the  use  of  same ; or,  in  case  the  young  cattle  did  not 
require  turnips,  this  house  might  be  very  useful  for  storing  a 
quantity  of  straw  for  the  use  of  farm  horses,  which  could  be 
brought  direct  from  the  machine  when  threshing;  over  these  two 
last-mentioned  houses  is  the  granary.  Adjoining  the  turnip-house, 
on  its  south  side,  is  the  range  of  cart-horse  stables  with  a hay-house 
at  the  further  end  : thus  it  will  be  seen  that,  so  far  as  the  foddering 
of  the  horses  either  with  straw  from  barn  or  hay  from  hay-house, 
ample  convenience  is  provided  ; also  by  the  passage  in  the  middle 
of  the  stable  into  a large  fold-yard,  the  litteringout  is  easily  accom- 
plished, and  it  is  desirable  that  the  litter  from  horses  should  be 
picked  and  well  trod  about  by  young  cattle.  There  is  adjoining 
the  hay-house,  on  the  west  side,  a hack-horse  stable  for  two 
horses,  with  harness-room  attached,  which,  communicating  with 
the  hay-house,  as  well  as  with  the  straw-barn,  can  also  be 
conveniently  littered  out  into  the  large  fold-yard.  Adjoining  the 
turnip-house,  on  its  west  side,  is  the  implement  house  for  pre- 
serving and  keeping  dry  the  different  agricultural  implements 
when  not  in  use.  Adjoining  same,  and  presumed  to  open  into 
a small  paddock,  is  a loose  box  for  the  use  of  a mare  and  foal,  or 
as  an  hospital  for  either  horse  or  beast  that  may  be  unwell,  thus 
keeping  the  same  away  from  the  other  cattle.  This  terminates  the 
buildings  in  a westerly  direction,  but  another  range  projects  here 
at  right  angles,  with  loose  box,  and  contains  a house  for  the 
storing  and  mixing  of  the  different  artificial  manures  which  may 
be  used  ; a shed  for  the  sheltering  of  the  waggons  and  carts  ; a 
blacksmith’s  shop,  which  I think  is  desirable  on  a farm  of  the 
extent  of  300  acres ; and  at  the  extreme  end  of  this  range  is  the 
gig-house  which  terminates  our  review  of  the  buildings. 
I will  now  offer  a few  remarks  on  the  construction  of  the 
buildings.  It  is  a true  saying,  “what  is  wTorth  doing  at  all  is  worth 
doing  well  therefore  I should  advise  that  the  very  best  materials 
of  every  kind  be  used,  the  nature  and  character  of  the  country 
proposed  to  be  built  in  admitted  of.  In  the  specification  attached 
I have  considered  the  buildings  to  be  of  brick,  but  the  locality  will 
