Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-09-22

sVc barn in the country. The following dis
crIptIon is from n c,rcul,r issucd Lv t,e de-
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The site of this barn, is across n raliHe,
through which flows perennial stream SUI
hcicnt for a saw-mi,l aud the banks ar sui-
fcieut height and boldnoss to admit or rut,r-
ing the third story Of tie building in the
gables at either end. with an easy grade
The length Of the upper. or third STORY, j.
200 feet. and just spans the rayir. t.n
second story 100 feet. aud the first l2u f"t.
Tia" roof is ii true are of 80 io"t sfsu. cine
width ui tho huid.ng.) ani.riscs j. feet: the
material Tor it Is the best loaded tin, with
wci-lr pI1rtiuuod cupola ia IT,. centre, aul
two lurI. ,ky-liIlt-.
In" material Of tie building is of wood,
except ,he lower story on both sides, and the
second Story on one sid, which is STOW" the
latter WALL two stories IN height. form. the
Jam ul Il lplII i1r Wdter-lo"rI. T." and fish.
as wen as that portion oi th" wall Of the
PulIiihE,-lhus serving t'uh." rur"sc.
ohI econ, M. "g.in a great degree IN both ma
t,r"l ana Ihp'r. All th' stones Tor the walls,
ava the IN llor part oi the TIMBER, was obtained
iEon the farm.
by building the basement story hut I2O feet
IN length. and IroJectirg the second 'nn over
II ~ ie't at each end, ind again projecting
Tine t'lri story over the second III like mu'-
h'r' ana ~ hulldins curved terra" drive
ways IN tue BANKS OF Ite rayiu', which diver
e on t"e lower sidr OF the building, an easy
lhSr'ss ana eSress l. PROVIDED to each story,
entirely through which teams ana vehicles
may De driven.
Inc basement is desiGA.d Tor storing ma
nure' exclusive oi the room required Tor the
""'cI -"Iiecl ("hicn Is "N'r ShOt' lWcHlY
horses power y driveway 10 feet wide, TIE
! cnllrc length oil the story, ana u narrow pas
80 ~ vinegar ceI'ar' ihis ccIiar ana tn"t
uIieovit over IT, each '"eI'e rect III .eltt'
are uiuer part ol IN. pulldlng PROJECTING
i"ltruiiy from We mann o9i4dlhS INTO the
a hni.A' oh 9ne upPer siue, OF ID""r's ths
PonI ana are ." ny ~ iecs, Inc r''I'''
iesci win 'le s'cohu Story Is ior roo, ana
;nIy oI en'er"u "l'''ouE "scchGti'8 OF d3eenI-
Ihs-the convenience oi "hieh loF cohfeyin5
rootS from the cellar 10 the stable III tie
'II oVIGIu s'ory " Whlch IL IL mainly devoted
WIZ AZ, oe 800 obvious 10 heeu comment.
Inc roots are preci pitatel INTO the hin' Mt
ri nv c'i'"r ni 'hrough trap t9or IN me NOR
my lali from Ine carts throuEh tA' trap
GG'' ~" upon u|uolo, ""Ee"'I'; o'ilINe rin-
I' W. n'ude o! - men wire. Inc IenEth OF
tHe upper riddI' D'!ng TWO icet greater thah
.'o oI'r' anu tle iuee,ies OF II i"f@'f' -
.'''' 49, It"o uiP'l oI'') WIZ convey '',' 4ArEe
lo"' - tlle pms next I" the WALL me dlrt
thc Iattar him, dann.itad ;rtn nm ;r,ar -,,x
Of bins. the dirt f,ilin- into funnel sb,rod
homer attached n Tho Iovcr .;da nf ,h. "a.
| 9TPPcI "t'aG"eu 10 tie lo"cr siue OF the rid-
~ "m'.i 'p!,lls II ln'o car tH'e "'so
u''H y" ''e IHlI""S oh "hlcH IL S'ahus %
| fodder \, ~ tL. c,,,Io fn-'f..7Ii,,,
io','Hr' ,I &C. 10 me cattle lor teelins'
AZ the manual moor required IN feeding the
r"IIie WIZ" rooVs' raw OF steamed or chopped
;o',,gr, roo'' meal &C. iu'Neu ana steamed,
nrnvandor bnf,ro Tho linz 'or cot,Io G,Lort sn
In number \ and shovel rho c,,d ;,,0t,, I'd
inc Loyas
The f.nding hoxas ora ca ~ iron ouodror.
shared of about ana Lusbol c,n,r;tv and
there is one to eocb stall Tbosa hoxss ara
placed one on oorh side of n nartition tina,
divide two stalls and are cnch attached nj fine
rIrht ANGLE corner Of the box IN the front mar.
tition Sind hv binras so thot tLe hovas nav
Le svun1, or,,,nT ;,t1 ti, e,a,I;n,, t,li ~
front of the cattIa and ovnr rho f.eiirr, car
that tb. feed which sniIls in filing tIs Lnxes
may fail into th. feeding car instead oron the
Aotr After tho hoxas arn fllad tbey orn
turned with II slirht touch before the cattle
again In the centre between the next or ad-
Joining rair of stalls. is an erect cylinder.
two feet in diameter at the bottom. and one
foot eight inches ut the top, which projects
equally into each stall. and extends from
htrIzontal line with the tons Of feed boxes (ou
the opposite side Of the stalls) to the upper
extremity of the havloft floor, directly over
the cattle. that it may be filed with hay from
that floor. and thus avoiding ali the incouyen-
fence and loss occurring when the hav il.
thrown from the nov to the cattle door be-
fore it is fed.
The tube is made in pine slaves, three
quarters of an inch thick, put together and
tooped like an uprirht churn. There is a
circular aperture six inches in diameter in
each side of the hav tube. at a convenient
height from the floor, so that two animal.
may eat from the same tube at the same time.
Under the tube is n drawer into which all
the loose hav seed fall, through it, latticcd
bottom which drawer. when full. i.emrtied ::
and when lorpe ouantity of seed ncculnu-