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Plans of Farm Buildings. 
Under the conditions, it was to be assumed that the farm 
was half grass and half arable, the grass land being suitable for 
the production of milk, to be disposed of by sale or by making 
butter ; the arable land to be regarded as turnip and barley 
land worked on the four or five course shift ; the buildings to 
be suitable for a tenant farmer, A plan only of the dwelling 
house was required, and its position with regard to the other 
buildings had to be shown. Plans, elevations, and sections had 
to be drawn to a scale of eight feet to one inch, and were to be 
accompanied by complete specifications and estimates, with 
short descriptions of the plans and particulars stating the basis 
on which the estimates were calculated. The attention of the 
Judges was specially directed to the following points : — 
1. Economy in planning, cost of construction, and sub- 
sequent maintenance, 
2. Convenience of arrangement for working, and accom- 
modation for animals. 
3. Lighting, ventilation, and drainage of sheds, especially 
of those for dairy cattle. 
In arranging the above conditions, every care was taken that 
there should be no question as to the general accommodation 
required ; at the same time leaving a fair margin for variation 
in usage and treatment. 
The very satisfactory number of seventy-eight sets of 
plans, &c., were submitted by seventy-seven competitors, each 
set being distinguished by a motto only, in order that the 
identity of the author might not be disclosed until after the 
awards had been made. The great majority of the plans were 
very highly finished, and reflected the care and considex-ation 
that had been bestowed upon their pi’eparation. 
The Judges were assisted in their duties by Mr. J. R. 
Nayloi’, F.R.I.B.A., the Society’s Surveyor, who acted as 
assessor, and reduced each estimate of the selected plans to a 
common basis for the purpose of comparison. 
The Judges, befoi'e commencing their inspection of the 
plans, discussed the limit of expenditure which, in their 
opinion, ought to be allowed for the erection of the buildings 
and dairy, exclusive of the dwelling house, and came to the 
conclusion that the cost ought not materially to exceed 
81. per aci’e. 
On examining the plans and specifications, it was found that 
there were very few fulfilling these conditions which could be 
considered satisfactory in other respects. The Judges wei-e, 
therefore, reluctantly compelled to exclude several otherwise 
excellent plans, the cost of which very considerably exceeded 
81. per acre. 
