Plans of Farm Buildings. 
“ UTILITY.”— Second Prize, 
249 
REPORT. 
It is believed the homestead illustrated by these plans will be found to be 
eminently practical and useful, and suited to the purposes of such a farm as is 
described in the conditions. 
It will be seen that the food and fodder distribution buildings are made 
the centre of the steading, and all the stock accommodation is arranged round 
about. 
The gangways are so disposed as to reach every class of stock with the 
least possible amount of labour, and always under cover. 
The straw barn, food-mixing house, root store, and cart and implement 
sheds, with granaries, chopping floor, and cake store on the upper floor over 
same, are arranged on the north side of the proposed range of buildings, and 
so shelter the whole of the stock yards, byres, &c. 
It is suggested the stackyard, with Dutch barns and transveyors, should be 
immediately to the north side of the buildings. 
The oil engine house is suggested adjoining the mixing room. This engine 
will drive a central shaft from which will be worked the hay and straw chopper, 
cake crusher, corn grinder, turnip cutter or pulper, as well as the pump to lift 
water from the well to a central cistern whence it will gravitate to all the 
buildings. 
The cattle of all sorts and horses are arranged for on the south side of the 
food distribution centre, all their accommodation being open to the sun for 
the whole of the day. 
The cattle are disposed of partly in stalls, partly in boxes, and partly in 
covered yards. 
There are four covered yards, each with an area of 1,274 square feet. Each 
of these will accommodate from eight to fifteen head of cattle, according to 
the size of same. One or more of the yards, if desired, may be subdivided by 
a movable rail fence. 
The cattle accommodation is as follows : — 
In tie-up stalls 42 
In separate or fatting boxes 18 
In four covered yards averaging eleven each . . 44 
Spare boxes and bull 4 
Calves’ boxes 10 
Total . .118 
There are three other boxes which will be available for either cattle or pigs. 
These have runs into covered fold yards. 
There is accommodation for eight cart horses, and a large horse box for mare 
and foal. A convenient fodder store is arranged in connection with the range, 
and served either from central feeding passage or from outside. 
The nag stable with two stalls, harness and fodder store, and gig house are 
arranged on the west side near to the dwelling-house, and approached either 
from inside of main buildings or from outside. 
It will be seen that the centre gangway leads direct from the tie-up byre, 
towards the dairy, &c., attached to the house for easy conveyance of milk, and 
also for quick access from the house of the farmer for general supervision of 
the whole of his premises. 
A conveniently placed boiling house is arranged adjoining the calf houses 
and boxes which may be used for pigs. This boiler house is accessible from 
the house and dairy side. 
