New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-20

tracts, are articles Of merchandise to Q very largo
extent.
II was q curiosity to see q wagon loaded with a
tun OF csnp drive up and unload at the herb house,
and then TO 20 in and SEQ dozen old ladies asserting
and trimming and putting il up in racks to dry. AT.
tsrward it will DO cut up in common straw cutting
machine and pressed in hydraulic engine, and the
cakes cut up in proper szes, papered labeled, packed
in boxes snd put away in vast store room for use.
In another building | found an EXTENSIVE business
Of preparing Shaker extracts" conducted by a
very intelligent sslf-educated young man.
THE BARN.
But the browning gores Of all the societies, OF
families are the great Shaker barns. Several Of the
families at Lebanon had extensive and good ones,
and at Hancock there is that has been often de-
scribed as something very superior. 1t is built OF
stone, is circular, hundred feet in diameter, with
stable Oh tho ground floor all around, and cartway all
Ground tho second story, with a great hay NOW in
the center
The north family q. Lebanon occupied somo twenty
detached buildings for barn purposes sons Of which
were dscaying, and the whole nconvenient, and moi
in the usual order Of Shakers. It was determined to
ones end it Las been done, and the result s the moot
complete, perhaps, in the world l have never seen
OF heard of anything equal to this barn, which was
planned by Elder Frederick, after visiting every
other large barn that he could 60 as 10 avoid errors
aud adopt Improvements.
This barn is l96 feet long 50 feet widc five stories
heh the walls Of good fiat quarried stone, five feet
thick at the foundation carefully laid 10 lime mortar,
cement pointed outside, and plastered inside; rooted
with tarred paper, cement and gravel. Il also has
,hreo wings, wooden buildings, which form four
SIDE OF two cattle yards, on tho south Of the main
building, with lohs 70. straw and grain conf ec.ed
with the barn.
The lower story Of tho barn Is q manure cellar,
and al tie end is level with the ground that
carts can be driven in and out with ease. Tho next
story ID the COW stable, which is on level with the
yard tire cows standing with their heads toward the
center with passage between Supplied with water
pipe, and cocks. In this passage roots, cut feed
water can be given in iron feed boxes, which swing
on pivot into the passage. Behind the cows the
floor drops couple Of inches Q space Of three feet,
and back Of thai rises again. The depression is 10
hold the manure. On the rise behind are iron rails
upon which cars run into the west end and over q
space about IS feet wide and discharge their loads
the rails and turn table being 20 conriyed that the
manure is well distributed with but little labor
The idea is entertained Of making the whole cellar
into liquid manure vat which could be distributed
by lie gravity upon tie lower par, Of the farm
sent higher up by the water power tba, drives the
mil far he ara al ed IN
their stalls q. each milking, in Summer, and all ~
one movement. They are driven in all together, and
each one takes her place where her is printed
overhead and then by pull Of cord oil the nova
bls Sanction. are closed. They are opened by q
reversed motion, and all tho cows hurried out in "a
drove, so that they never make q deposit upon the
loor They are lefi few minutes to do that IN the
yard, before sending them 10 the pasture.
There are six large chimney venGlaiors from the
rear Of the stalls 70 the roof. The floor above them
supports the great hay mows, between which is the
floor for feeding hay, which 10 sent down TO the
through box tubes. and these, when empty, sso as-
sist ventilation. There are openings from this foor
into the straw Ions the sheds, and also ~ the
store rooms for roots and grain.
The next floor IL tie grand drive way for loads OF
lay, l6 feet wide and 1876 fee, long, with ample
space at tie west end 10 turn around. This floor
opens upon public road, aud is bat little above il.
level that loads really come in easily 1T the top
Of the barn. Over this floor il ith-story oaly the
width Of the floor to give room for work, and VENT,
laiion and light. Half Of tho many windows are
glass and hall slated blinds. Tue hay IL nearly AL
thrown down, not pitched up from the load In
Of need, the large space az the end could be filed
but II il thought that it will hot be Necessary except
with corn, which can be husked there and thrown
down spog, into u large, airy grsnary over the
Western shed.
Altogether, look upon this "a the most complete
barn in tie country, and well worthy Of visit By
any one who may be about to bud, or who may de.
sire to plan very large barn 80 as to afford uucom-
mon facilities, aud well calculated 10 afford them for
great length Of time. I, 10 true there are not many
situations 30 convenient M this for the purpose.
The csh cost was about 10000, and probably, esii-
mating the labor Of the people at fair price g. 600
lnore, bat they consider it money and labor well APP
rropIiaed s.R.
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