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i, Solid earth. 
j, Cellar for roots, 16 feet square. 
k, Pump which diaws Water from the cistern, and 
delivers it into the tioughs, e, e. 
Fig. 31 is the third story or loft; a, #, openings 
in the floor to put down hay for the stock. 
b. Stairway. 
c. Hay-loft. 
d. Granary, partitioned into separate divisions, as 
designated by the line, for different kinds of grain. 
Fig. 32 is the second story, engraved on a larger 
scale than Figs. 30 and 31. It is on a level with the 
broad table-land, north side, in front of Fig. 29. 
a, m, Sheds 50 feet long and 13 feet wide. The 
loft or third story, Fig. 31, forms their ceiling or roof, 
by projecting over them at each end. The open 
spaces along the outside line are arches; the black 
spots are brick walls to support the ends of the upper 
story. These sheds are very convenient for taking 
(M *he borses to dress, and for other purposes. 
b Uy Pumps. 
t e, /, Box-stalls for horses, 14 feet 6 inches 
deep, by 9 feet 8 inches, 9 feet 7 inches, 9 feet 6 inch¬ 
es, and 19 feet wide. 
g, g, Rows of feed-boxes for the horses. 
h, /i, Rows of openings through which to put 
down hay into the racks for the cattle in the base¬ 
ment story (see d , d, in Fig. 30.) 
i, Farmer’s room for utensils, 11 by 7 feet 6 inches. 
j, Harness-room, 11 by 12 feet 6 inches, k, Coach- 
room. 
I, Horse-stalls 4 feet 9 inches, by 14 feet 6 inches. 
o, o, Water-troughs. 
Mr. Gibbons has a very fine stud of thorough-bred 
horses, among which are the famous Bonnets-of-Blue, 
Fashion, and Mariner. His Durham cattle are su¬ 
perb, and all his farm arrangements and farm build¬ 
ings are in excellent style. 
For a full description of Mr. Gibbons’ farm, see 
Vol. 3, page 130, of the Agriculturist. 
We have been obligingly permitted to use the above 
cuts, and copy the article illustrating them, from the 
Stable Economy, just published, by Messrs. Appleton 
& Co., of this city, and edited by oui:*~ l ves. 
STOCK OF MR. PRENTICE. 
Durham Heifer, Esterville.—Fig. 33. 
Esterville is the property of E. P. Prentice, Esq., 
of Mount Hope, near Albany, New York. She was 
get in England, by Daniel O’Connell (3557); dam, 
Esterville (imported by Mr. Prentice), by Sir Alfred 
(6469); g. d., Amethyst, by Prince of Northumber¬ 
land (4826); g. g. d. Amazon, by Crusader, (934); 
g. g. g. d. Amazon, by Sultan (i485); g. g. g. g. d. 
Belona, by Mars (411); g. g. g. g. g. d. Rolla, by 
North Star (458); own brother to Comet, sold for 
£1000. Sir Alfred was sold, in 1840, to the King of 
the French. 
Esterville took the second premium in her class 
(Nell, another heifer belonging to Mr. P., taking the 
first), at the State Agricultural Society show at 
Poughkeepsie, last fall, and was greatly admired by 
all good judges present. The portrait above is a 
truthful likeness of her, and is a fair sample of Mr. 
Prentice’s herd. This now consists of about fifty 
head, and for choice breeding, superior dairy quali¬ 
ties, and all that constitutes fine improved stock, it 
is not excelled by any herd in this country. As ar. 
instance of the value of Mr. P’s cows, we are as¬ 
sured that several have given from 26 to 31 quarts 
of milk per day, and made corresponding large quan¬ 
tities of butter per week. Such animals cannot be 
too highly valued. We have often had the gratifica- 
