1858. 
THE CULTIVATOR 
The steam used in the feeding arrangements is gen¬ 
erated at the dwelling house, and carried by under¬ 
ground pipes to the barn. Mr. L.’s house is heated by 
steam, and the surplus in winter, or the whole of it at 
other seasons, can be used in this way. The house is 
also provided with gas pipes, and Mr. L. is soon to 
make gas for his own use. From the roof a fine view 
is commanded, including glimpses of three states, Del¬ 
aware, New-Jersey and Pennsylvania. 
Mr. LoLdelHs Tenant House. 
We have had engravings made of a tenant house re¬ 
cently erected by Mr. Lobdell. It is 28 feet square with 
a kitchen or wash-house projecting 14 feet by 16, and 
is thought to give more room and contain more conve¬ 
niences at a less cost for all, than usual in structures 
of the kind. The principal timbers of the frame are 
of yellow pine, the whole braced as will be seen from 
the above diagram, after the style of a draw bridge. 
The following are the sizes of the timbers employed : 
Sills, yellow pine, 6 by 6 Joists, hemlock,.3 by 8 
Corner posts, pine,. 4 by 6 Studding, hemlock,.. 3 by 4 
Plates, pine,.. 4 by 6 
The ties and posts between plates and sills are also 
of yellow pine, 4 by 4. There is a cellar under all with 
grouted floor, and intended to be used for milk. The 
cellar walls are 18 inches thick and eight feet high; 
the hight of the first and second stories is eight and a 
half feet in the clear, and the attic or third story is 
eight feet to the collar beams. Roof one-half pitch. 
The first floor as will be seen by the above plan, has 
four rooms, with chimney and range in the center, the 
range 3 by 6 feet. The letters on the plan refer as 
follows: 
A. Veranda, 8 feet wide. E. Kitchen, 12 ft. 6 in. by 17- 
B. Hall, 6 do. F. Pantry, 7 by 10 ft. 6 in. 
O. Sit. or din’gr’m, 10 by 14. Gr. Wash room, 14 by 16. 
D. Parlor, 10 by 16. H. Bathing room. 
The range and bath room show Mr. Lobdell’s ideas 
of the comforts he would have his tenant workmen 
enjoy. 
We had not room to engrave the perspective view 
furnished us. In the house as erected, we believe Mr. 
L. has substituted dormer windows for the gables shown 
in the skeleton frame. We do not engrave either the 
second or third floor as a description will suffice. The 
second floor contains four bed-chambers, one large 
closet over the first flight of stairs, 3 by 9 feet, two 
small closets by the chimney, and one closet in the back 
entry. Two of the bed-rooms are 10 by 14 feet, one 
13 by 12 ft. 6 in., and the fourth 7 by 12 ft. 6 in. In 
the third story or attic, three bed-rooms, respectively 
12 by 18, 9 by 16, and 7 by 18, with a clothes-press in 
each 2 ft. by 7. 
The outside of the building is rough cast—the mor¬ 
tar made of coarse sand, lime and hydraulic cement. 
The coloring can be put on before the last coat has 
dried, or washed after. If done subsequently, Mr. L. 
finds the lime and hydraulic cement (which can be 
colored to any tint,) almost as lasting as paint. 
The cost of materials and labor on this house are 
summed up below :— 
Lumber,. $625.00 
Carpenter work,.. 400.00 
Plastering and material,. 250.00 
Hardware, doors and windows, .. 122.00 
Painting and graining,..... 80.00 
Sione, and laying up,. 40.00 
Common labor,.. 50.00 
$1,567.00 
Remedy for Horn-Ail. 
Messrs. Editors —I send you a remedy for horn- 
ail, which I find in the New-England Farmer for 1857, 
p. 452 : “ Turn a table spoonful of British oil into each 
ear,” giving the animal plenty of room to exercise in. 
It is a pretty severe remedy, but very effectual. A 
neighbor had a very fine cow, for which he had refus¬ 
ed $100, which he milked nearly to the time of calv¬ 
ing, and suddenly dried her. Soon after she was taken 
with the horn-ail: she over went her time several days 
growing worse very fast till he gave her up; having 
tried boring her horns, drenching, &c., with no effect. 
Not being a “ book farmer,” he was obliged to go 
from home in search of remedies. I gave him the 
above, which he applied, and which relieved her al¬ 
most instantly, causing a free discharge from the nose. 
She calved soon after, and both cow and calf are doing 
well Does it not pay to take agricultural papers ? 
E. W. Gleason. Holden. Mass. 
