The Express.
London, England, 1851-06-07 00:00:00

00VERED HOME-STALLS.

A 4 the Wendtly nesetise. at the Imam Ildreeenl
00 on HeiWtq, Mr. J. iseiel. et liMeeweislideap, la-
• weiment the A he ilissessien, widen me, "TM ed.
wefts of mewed liewmelells, as regards the Mesabi of
Amok mei inesshilmee of memitre.' Meese wins length-
ened intrednelley eheenetieni, Mr. Banded said that !
awed eirmainmees mot M met by • varied twoatnient, I
sail V, is dm to seramMe the followers of any par- 1
sok ANNA insietiosow same pereevereing to dll art ex- i
glided spasm" while ether end better misdeeds Ire peas- •
tied by their watidifid ta, the inwitable result
mast be that their mere ate eat and Ally* Alapeliters
will outrun and vaisquids them. The manufacturer seises
every proffered improvement with avidity, and vridds.eer- 1
twin limits it
if
any his end. Many instances tbe ;
adduced; but if any one is sceptical as to the ad of :
ma.
machinery over band labour, a visit to the de- •
partment of the great Exhibition, which hat been fluently
opened, will remove all doubt, and convince him of the
incalculable benefits derived from the application of ma-
chinery to manufactures; and although a further examine-
' tion may show the present inaptness of some of our agri-
cultural implements, the rapid improvements that have been
I made in them, and the energy displayed by the implement
makers, warrant an expectation of yet untold ad-
vantages to be derived from still further improvements.
He then entered upon the subject of the evening, and said—
The model on the table is a representation of the building I
I erected near my own house; it is 00 feet square, and 12 feet'
I, in height, with a lean-to 7 feet wide at the back; the walls
are built on 9-inch brickwork laid edgewise by which a
saving of nearly one-third is effected in material ; the main
supports and beams are chiefly of Baltic timber ; the rafters
of English fir grown on the spot; the roof is covered with
1 tineszeit pantiles
rtar; getghuettefejm.,
areofopm isefore. you, and
cat, delivered, 28s. per thousand, the timber 21. per foot,
sad the pantiles 8.. per hundred. The total cost of the
building, presuming that I had been obliged to purchase all
the materials, would have been 2001. ; it cost me something
less. As a general calculation, the farm home-stall, having
the accommodation of barns and other fittings, will, under
ordinary circumstances' cost about 101. per square; the fat-
ting homestall only about 61. per square. These prices will of
course vary somewhat according to the size of the building
and the local price of the materials employed; and in erecting
similar home-stalls for other people,my first inquiry has always
, been for the cheapest material, whether brick, stone, or flint.
The home-stall is enclosed on three sides, and the side walls
are returned 10 or 12 feet in front: the remainder of the front
is left open with the exception of a dwarf wall necessary for
the security of the stock; the aspect should be S.E. by S.,
this slight deviation to the east being necessary to prevent
' the high westerly winds and rain from blowing into the
covered yard. With respect to the internal arrangement
of the homestall, I by no means wish it to be considered
that I have adopted the best or the most economical. The
drawings before you represent other arrangements which 1
think improvements. All I contend for is the principle.
The sire of the home-stall, and its internal arrangements,
are points best determined by the size of the occupation and
i the peculiar necessities of the occupier. In the model be-
, fore you, you will see there is a provision for feeding
sheep on open boarding over pits, and also accommodation
for pigs. In regard to sheep, I have been accustomed, from
time to time, to draw out the heads of the flock, and feed
them on the boards fur a period varying
.from one to two
months. My experience is too limited to justify me in giv-
ing a decided verdict upou the subject ; but from the re-
' sults of the trial I have made, it is my opinion that sheep
fat much faster so treated than they do either in open fields
or yards. (Hear.) Mr. Thos. Crooks, of Chelmsford, well
known as a butcher, jobber, and farmer, has frequent op-
portunities of watching the progress of my sheep,
and he states that he never saw sheep go on so fast; but
be this as it may, I earnestly recommend the plan to the
notice of the members of the club, as the cost of the trial
is but trilling, and the result as to the sheep fir from pro-
blematical; while the manure in the pits, which I call
British guano, is most profitable as a top dressing, or mixed
with ashes, for drilling with turnips. In the open space
appropriated for stock 30 bullocks may be fed. My plan is
to have them loose in the yard except three times a day, at
7,1, and 5, when they are tied up for about an hour and
fed, each bullock having his allotted quantity of food, and
• being permitted to enjoy his meal without any annoyance
from his neighbours. I attach the greatest importance to
this plan, as involving several considerations of some mo-
ment, viz., the economy of food, the prevention of waste,
and the securing to the weaker animal his proper
share of roots and cake. The operation of fastening
up the cattle, after the first few days, costs but
little time, as 1 have friquently seen a man and
a boy tic up 20 beasts in less than five minutes. Each
bullock is invariably tied at the same glare, and if sales
or accident thin the ranks no change is allowed. Those
who have not tried the plan would be surprised at the
facility with which it may be followed. Haying thus de-
. serdwd the building and the treatment of the animals in it,
I hasten to lay hefore you some of the advantages which
covered home-stalls promise to secure to the farmer; first
premising that a mild temperature, moderate exercise, ease
of position, and protection from inclement weather aro
points to be kept in view, as assisting the fattening proms,.
All these are secured by the covered homestall, and the fol-
lowing results of a registry of the outside and inside tempe-
ratures, will prove that at all events a homestall is more
equable and much milder in temperature than an open
yard. In February and March 36 registers were made:
thit„, I The highest tegifter wee bees. 69 I Showing an extreme
Mil low,st l9 { gateman el 30 digs.
Showings math more
inside_ lilt: ill.ighest KIWI' was
eat gl ~r,:r teo,l*
rww 21,17
ewe being may 27..
: In May, 16 register, were made
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1 Outside i .2.. hT tlegressloo i Ithowing ea esteem,
32 I Mitt:ream of 66.
t bum... 1
The kowem The MAW 7,1 1 Fatness nriattuas29
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The • dell; •ana. le February, outmode 26 leakle 12
header/mg thesethree March OP 20 Pt 111
meth& May 566 l6

The greatest variations) U° Yet" 16, Wade. " isald° 18
la any one day, Wars M"r.l4i 42 13
May 111„, 39 33