Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-03-15
A cultural.

viii add what Loudon says in his most excel
est work the Encyclopedia Of Agriculture, PIP. ~
mad -.
"lhe great art in bIildiDg an economical rot
tage ~ to employ the Kind Of materials aud labor
watch aIs cheapest in the given locality. ih al
most every paft OF the world The cheapest articles
~ which the walls be made, will be found 70 be
tho Garth which tho cottage stands, aud make
s3nl ais from tha earth is the rustic or prniive
builder Soils, with reference 10 building may be
divided hto two classes: claysi loans, and all such
syis - can neher be called siaveIs sands, AID
s4vcls. TIE former whether they are stifor free,
ici 81 poor, mixed with stones or free from sohes,
nae be 70. med into walls IN one OF these mo les,
VIZ: ~ tie pi;e manner, by Jumps moulded IN bOx-
a., AID compTc ssed blocks. Sandy and grayelly
ssis may always be made into excelIcns walls, hy
f,riniig frame Of bDard', leaving space be-
tween tie boards OF The inton led thickness OF the
uaIi, ahl llling this with gravel mixed with lime
mnft-r, or if this canHot be got, with m0rter made
of clay ana straw
- - al cases, when walls, either Of this class or
the almor, are built, the foundations shoild be Of
'tolc Or brick, and thoy should bo caulcd up at
lasl a foot abo9e the upper surface Of the plat
Iosa.
= We shall here commence by giving one OF the
mqes, modes Of construction, from work Of
afy iceont and highly cstimable Individual, Mr.
Nsasil, Of Wnterbeaeh, Cau,brd scshire, the au-
tho, % The Peasants Voice, who balli his nwn cot
tlse - tho manner described below;
+" .Vofe NJ building The mDd WaH' NJ cottages
ia Carl6ridgratire.-Aher a laborer has dug suf'
hcicnl quantity of clay for his purpose, he works il
up with straw 10 is hen provided with frame
eighteen inches 10 length, six deep, aud from nine
D. twelve inches in diameter H. this Gamo he
i,uus his lump', IN the same manner that a brick
maker foims his bricks; they are then packed ~
% dry by the weather; that done, they are fl for
The u'e, as substitute for bricks. On laying the
f1iad,iion Of a cottuge, few layers Of brick are
necessary, 10 prevent the Jumps from contracting a
damp from the earth The hie place IS lined aud
the oven is bat with bricks. | have known cot.
m~ers, where they could got the grant of piece oil
grnIn1 to build on for themselves, erect cottage
Of tl,is description n a cost from ElJ 20 ESQ. |
examined ono that was nearly completed, OF SUI
uerinr order; IL contained two good lower rooms
AMI chamber, aud was neatly matched with
straw. 1t is warm, hrm, and comfort lble building,
br superior to thu oie | live in; and my opinion
s, that il viii last for centuries. The Jumps are
iail with mortar, they are then pasterod, aud on
the outside once rougheasi,whieh is doneby throw
ing mixture OF water, lime, and small stones,
against tho walls, before tho plaster is dry, which
gives them n very handsome appearance. The
cottage ! examined, cost E33, and took nearly one
thonsani lamps to complete IL. A laborer will
make that number il two days. The roofs OF cot,
,1ges Of this description arc precisely the rs
whon built with bricks or with Wooden fame
Co~.Louse sshedsg garden walls and partition fence,
are formed with the same mlierinls but IN al cas-
o. the tops nro covered with straw, which the
thatcheTs perform n very neat manner"
The Commissioned OF Patents, the Hon III. l..
Etiswo RTu, remarks IN his report OF Fob. lsii,
that nImernu, experiments have beef tried daring
the past year with satisfactory results The cottage
erected 10 Massachusetts, Avenue, Washington,
which IS two stories in height, stands we'll; ap.
pears as handsome as tho best brick houses; AID is
watm in winner and cool IN summer.