Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-01-03
AGRICULTURAL.
From the Sou.hera, culliuator;;
BARNS AND STABLES.

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FAR less attentionris paid lothe erec.
ton of durable, convenirnt and palua.
bic Barns and Stables in'lhe planting.
:t than in The wheat and grass growing
States. Nor are they so indispensa bic 4
in the agricultural operations OF The lor-
mer, as in 4thosc Of the latter. The
stems Of the cotton plant are never
gathered into barns like the slraw|of
wheat, nor are corn stalks, hay or other
forage required to be carefully housed
economized, 10 keep horses, mules,
cattle and sheep through six months OF
winter. After making due allowance
for difference in climate, tillage, stock.
raising aud other pecuiari,ies, we still
think that great improvement in the
construction of Stables and Barns, IS
needed at the South, viewing its agrI.
culture as a whole. One sees more
good barns in the wheat growing regions
ofNew York, Pennsylvania and Ohio,
than in any other part Of the Union al
though not few noble specimens can
be found in New England and other
States. Long experience at the North
has tested and fulIyestablished The econ
omy Of making basement stories under
barns for stables, and the storage Of
roots. rubers and grain. Wherever
stone ,6r rock can lie had at moder-
ale expense, such basement should be
constructed of this enduring material.
A good wall laid in lime mor,er, seven
or eigh, feet high, for the sills OF the
frame to reston, will last for ages, and
:: greatly aid in keeping all the wood
work above from rol,ing. AT first, il
was customary to construct high cons
tinuous walls and Easements only on
side, bills, where the earth was dug out
so that wagon might be driven on the
floor above the stables in the basement
from the ground on the uphill side Of
the barn. This was done to avoid the
hauling ofhay and grain up an inclined
: plane to get into the building above the
8 basement. By little grading and fll>
ling with earth, this Inconvenience is
now measlrably avoided; and three
ifour,hs Of all The barns built in Western
{ New York on level ground. now have
good easements under.them. You may
find fiocks of several hundred sheep,
'(and the most healthy and profitable
ever seenby US in the United States)
kepttfor months together, without once
going out, in these stables. They are
fed5 like hogs, in pens, each Of which
holds from fen 10 twenty sheep. Wins.
,dows. and .dooisI venlilate tile aparla-
tments; whilst dry straw, leaves, muck
and a. little gypsum absorb and fix all
. the liquid and gaseous excrelions. Be-
ibgsthus regularly fed on straw chat, !,
wheat bran, or on roots. hay, dn,hrash
ed oafs, peas, and beans, cut BY an or
diDnary machine, and Kept COM fortd6le
and quite, they yield more flesh, tai.
low, lambs and wool for The cost Of
keep than can be obtained ia any other
way. In3 addition to The above, the
the observing readers will notice The
good economy ofsaving under shelter
every particle Of manure made by these
animals. The preservation of lerlili.
zers derived from horses, mules, cattle,
swine, sheep and poultry, is doing
much toward Keeping them in dry apart
ments with economical arrangements to
feed them at asmall expense. Exper-
ience demonstrates the profits in more
and better milk from cows, more and
better pork from hogs, and cheaper la
Dor from working oxen and horses, than
can be had without cmofo,rable quarters.
such az good barns furnish.
II will, doubtless, be an objection 10
our plan of making a stone or brick
basement for good sized barn, tina.
il will cost two or three hundred dol.
lars. But what is this for structure
that will last for centuries if we'll done?
Think OF the money paid out fol car
riages, harness, saddles and other per-
ishable articles, and then do not say that
you are less abIeto build a decent barn
than hard working farmer in Illinois
or elsewhere. A good tllrashing floor,
granary and hays'for storing wheat, oats,
peas, corn, hay, shucks, &C., are very
useful. In rainy days, plows, and all
ether farm implements can be repaired
Or made anew in a barn. Barley, oats,
peas, beans, corn, and rye are ''got oul'
and prepared for use at home or market
abroad, when out door work cannot be
done. Ttis not enough that you keep
all hands doing something all working
days; you should see that each works al
all times TO the best possible advantage.
1t is difficult TO say ia what form, or of
what dimensions barn should be bull,
as these matters vary with the extent of
the farm, lis particular operations, and
the taste and purse Of the proprietor.
Thirty feet are good width, and the
length can be forty, fifty or sixty as shall
be deemed desirable. Some farmers pre-