THE CULTIVATOR. 
185 
1847 . 
there is a perpendicular rack, two-feet high, but there 
is an open space of six inches between the plank and 
rack. To the bottom of the piece which supports the 
rack, there is attached by a binge, on the side next the 
floorway, a kind of door, on which the hay or fodder is 
placed. This door may be kept at any angle, and let 
down or shut up at. will, by means of small chains, 
which at one end are attached to the door, and fastened 
to hooks, at the other end, on the top of the rack. 
The platform on Which the cattle stand, is calcula¬ 
ted in the plan at five and a half feet wide, but five feet 
will answer. It is raised five inches at the side next 
the manger, and has a slope of two inches towards the 
gutter, which is two feet wide. A moveable plank in 
the gutter, admits the manure to be passed into the 
cellar. 
This plan, it will be seen, combines many advanta¬ 
ges, while it admits of considerable modification to suit 
circumstances, without losing its general principles. 
Each of the three principal divisions,—floor way, bay, and 
stalls,—extends the whole length of the building. This 
arrangement we consider important, and would adopt it 
in all cases. We would make the width too, of the 
several divisions about what it is in this plan, whatever 
might be the length of the barn. A great advantage 
is, that if it is wished to make an addition, it is simply 
necessary to extend the length, which is readily done 
without in the least interfering with the original build- 
ing, provided due care has been taken in choosing the 
site. Another great advantage of this plan, is the con¬ 
venient manner in which it admits of the hay and grain 
being stored. Suitable timbers are placed at proper 
distances across the bay and space over the stables, and 
the various articles being laid up between these, sepa¬ 
rately, each kind may be readily got, at any time, with¬ 
out being obliged, as is frequently the case, to pitch 
over a quantity of fodder before the article Wanted can 
be reached. Much expens'd is likewise saved in unload¬ 
ing,—two hands only being required at any time. The 
length of the floorway admits of several loads being ta¬ 
ken into the barn at once; which, when business presses, 
or “ catching ” weather renders it nedessary to shelter a 
large quantity of hay or grain in the shortest possible 
time, is a point of great importance. The teams enter 
the floorway, loaded, at one end, are unloaded, and pass 
out at the other end. 
The floor way is lighted by windows over the doors. 
The doors are placed on small wheels, which move on 
iron rods. This is much more convenient, and the doors 
are much stronger than when supported on hinges. A 
ventilator is placed on the centre of the roof, which 
frees the barn from the gases arising from fresh-stored 
hay and grain. As a protection against lightning, a 
good conductor is attached to the side and roof, extend¬ 
ing up several feet above the ventilator. The covering 
of the sides and ends should be boards well seasoned and 
matched; or they may be rough-boarded and shingled—- 
a plan which is often adopted in Massachusetts. A 
coat of cheap paint or coal tar should be given to the 
exterior, and will abundantly kepay the cost in preserv¬ 
ing the building. All the floors should be made as 
tight as possible, to prevent thq entrance of any exhala¬ 
tions from the manure in the cellar. The scaffolding 
should also be, laid close, to prevent dust from falling 
on the horses and cattle. 
End View.— Fig. 43 , 
a, stables— b, bay- 
over the stables. 
-c, floorway— d. space 
When the other parts of the barn are filled, a tempo¬ 
rary scaffold may be laid across the floorway, above the 
windows over the doors, on which a considerable quan¬ 
tity of fodder may be stored. 
The general arrangement of the cattle stalls, as 
shown in fig. 41, will be found especially convenient and 
useful. The construction of the rack and mangers, is 
preferable to any other plan the writer has seen.- The 
rack is designed to receive all the hay or fodder for the 
cattle, excepting that which is cut into chaff. The cat¬ 
tle eat from the rack, abd whatever straws are dropped 
as the fodder is pulled out, fall into the manger. If 
the cattle have not cleaned the racks when they lie down 
to rest the fodder does not become contaminated by their 
breath, as the open space of six inches below the rack 
permits the escape of the breath, and at the same time 
allows the animals constant access to fresh air. When 
stock is fed in common mangers, with uncut hay or fod¬ 
der, that portion of it which is not eaten at, once, is 
“ blown” on, or becomes so affected by the breath that 
it is not readily eaten afterwards. The feeding arrange¬ 
ment described in the plan obviates this'objection. 
Another advantage of the open space between the 
rack and manger, is. that vegetables, meal, or cut fod¬ 
der, may be passed through it directly into the manger. 
A movable spout, through which the articles may be 
poured, facilitates this operation. 
The mangers are represented in the. plan as being in 
separate divisions, each animal having one. This is be¬ 
lieved to be best, as it is frequently wished to feed va¬ 
riously. By separate mangers, each animal may be fed 
in any way, or with any kind of food, without being an¬ 
noyed by others. They may, however, be made sepa- 
