, 1866-12-21
THE FARM AND GARDEN.
Farm BarDtStablcs In Rosemeot.-
Manure.


THE FARM AND GARDEN.
Farm HarUs-Stablcs In Ro.emeota-
Manure.
tFrom Oar Own Correspondent
CHAMPAIGN, ILL.,, December 20.
Ahe question OF barns and other ou,butld-
'"ss oes1ls 10 assume an importance that can.
mol well be put aside. So long as we Ind
plenty Of p'o'r'e hay and cheap labor, it was
OF little consequence whether half Of 1t was
lost or not, but now when VIC must rcsor, to
the cultivated meadow and use hay TINT ia
worth from six TO twelve dollars q ton on
the farm, small per centage OF wa,taye Ia
felt in the pocket. Then prairie hay and
brush made cheap shelter for stock. IS most
Of the farms adjo'ned the grove or timber
belts Of the river. Now large part of the
iafms are lar out on the prairie. anl nearly
Win forage Mt high price, not only In the
cost q II, growth, oceasioned by dear ,enc-
,ng, sbut IN its PREPARATION for use, In the
Increased cost Of labor. The price OF horses,
CATTLE, sheep and SWINE and their products.
nave a, also aoyanecd, thus presenting very
PC ecoLomIzed, and stock must be sheltered
from the cold, 60 that the whole of the for
aEe and grains fed them shall be utilized.
j.. Just at this time, when there IS need for
large amounts Of lumber for farm buildings,
the price has advanced in most provoking
manrcr, and thus pnt 1t out of the reach
ot many 10 put up suitable outbulldings. At
the sAt1c time genius has been deylsing itn-
prtsvemcnts, not only In the chcapeninE Of
building, IN the saving Of material, but In the
modes of use The usual height Of the old
harms Is sixteen feet, from top OF ill to top
G1 tIl1{A. This Srffh n r0rf IF ,.rts,
pitch, wuuld give .2.,sW cubic feet to thir-
~ by forty foot barn. If we tuke the usual
stable room and barn floor from these, We
have Il ,Sl4 feet, from which We must further
deduct at $500 feet for span, next the roof
that canntt be filed, and we have II ,asi feet
space required for ton Of hay, and hare
a capacity Of only twenty tons, an amount
inadequate Tor the st tock Of on Ordinary farm,
The remainder at the hny must be stacked
out Of doors, where at least one-third Of its
value is lost. This is the condition Of things
on nInc-tcnths OF the small furms that hare
barns. On those that have none the condI.
tion is to be dcplorci.
We hare looked over all the new works
on fa1m buildings, and through our list
of exchanges Of agricultural Journals, and
State Of things Ars We then to e5oHS ioptIne t1a a
the old ruts ot farm management In regard
to farm buildings, or shall We attempt 1T
lie progress In that dlrections The fact Is,
lhat this matter OF tarin building is the only
d. .partmcnt ofrural economy that has made
little OF no progress. The balloon fsame has
cheapcned the farm house. but has not been
applied to the construction Of The barn to
any great extent.
In the 1rst place We propose to utilize tho
old barns, and make them correspond to the
progress Of the aye. As a general thing all
small Ernins arc stacked ont Of doors and
3DfNEhn6 Wit h qAf4fr Ynnchf1Hk off hor
vest. In the old mode of farming, this grain
went Into the barn and was thrcshcd hy
hand with tue fail, Or trcaded out With the
use OF homes or cattle hence there was
Necessity for the old barn floor. But says
hare no hoo. into which to drive ?
Let US sec. Since the invention Of the
hay fork many Of the new barns,
at least those u large size, have posts twenty
10 twenty-faur feet high, thus adding nearly
one.third to the capacity Of the BAN, With
ont Increasing the cost Of the root aud only
adding IT, that Of the eide. The Invention Of
the hay harpoou enables the farmer to tll
Ills barn from the outside, through large
side door. With the horse fork we eau make
our barns higher. that Is the new ones, aud
with the harpoon VIC can dispense With The
barn floor and have that space for hay.
Now, let Us see hat We Will do with one
e Whan thess s;ona old th,k y forty feet barns.
uAS%AANAt VA olVAL4 WIN WILD Hills lCtt
above the le1cl Of the ground and one fIot
thick. To raise the barn with Jack screws
Will erst some tifty dollars. II stone Is too
expensive, use bard burned brick for the
foundation, and outside Of the wall, making
the wall eight inches thick. The vail viii
sunk one and . half feet In the ground.
This would require 1000 brick at nlason's
measure, which. at sl5.00 pcr 1000 would
he fsp. 10 which add $50 90 for missing aud
We have $3.50. We have now added TO the
se e eas sae'ey y G sae s:n ct ct ifs' sns
original. We now hare room for stabling
thirty BY forty, in place Of twelve BY thirty
feet II We have drive way through the
centre Of the barn we can have fifteen feet
for the horse stalls, with feeding alley In
front Of four feet and afi the other space,
thirty BY twenty-five feet, for faEm tools aud
wagons. Th!e gives great amount Of room
at very small cost. There is the same
stable room as bcfarc, md storage room of
Twenty-Five BY thirty feet to offset the barn
floor Of fourteen By thirty feet. The next
thing Is to save the F1ass seed that vas be.
fencing planed and matched In mill will
make very good floor, aud this should be
laid above the stable, and the seed eared will
soon pay the entire cost Of rc-arranging the
wood work Of tho barn, stable included.
Without the hay harpoon We could not dis
ltIkC NHA LNC OlA WILL uQOlt buE H1IO IL
We can do go very easily. The pully Is at
tached, 10 a taite5 NEAR the centre Of the
builc ing, and 20 soon as the hay has passed
through tho side door from the load, 1t is
drawn to the J,tak, or as high as desired. and
with the aid Of the trip cord unloaded. Thus
with This Implement. The horsc-fork can be
t:sed Tor tho same purpose, but Is less valua-
bic.
II more stable room is desired, q part of
the basement can be used for the purpose, or
what Is better; Put up In lean.io shed, say
twelve feet This will give a good store
room oscr the corn stable, for grain or small
farm tools. md viii be found OF great value
for many purposes.
throughout all the States cast Of Ohio,
the basement has become great feature IN
farm barns, but these are mainly placed on
side bills. On the prairie We have few such
Locations, and therefore We must adapt the
building TO the circumstances OF the cAse.
There arc lev barns In the country that
would not be- largely improved, on the plan
hid down, and their capacity nearly
The saving OF grass seed and hay In the
course Of few years would repay the whole
costs. But these arc not all the benefits
arising from the change. The stable Is vast
y better. for In all farm barns the stalls are
not well lighted. In fact when the doors are
closed. the stable Is nearly dark. and the
horse has no benefit Of the sunlight, which
is Of no small importance to him.
In the basement proposed the horses head
on to the brick wall, with feeding alley In
this wall. as they should be, We have light
and ventilation. During the season Of the
fly eeoufEe, hy putting common milliucut,
or wire Eauzt, on thrse windows, the horse
can be rid OF his torneutors, greatly to the
saving Of floors, shs.es and horse-desh. This
}1lErtINnf Is he r1Arf In ia inn MA
snents and tarrn EaCout- On cold or wet
weather the team IS driven into this room
to be unhitched from the plow, the harrow,
the Tolic1. the planter, or the wagon, and Is
aeaiu, In like manner, attached TO those i'm
dement's before It Is driven out The COM
tort and convenience Of the driver Is thus
consulted. a. be can take care Of his team
IL d indictments In less than the usual time,
and with less labor.
We often hear objections against base
mcnte for stables, but it Is only the dark,
tilthy underground Easements that are OBJ
'cctionabie, and not the one under consider
ntion. These are light, airy, Of easy access
and can be made dy proof.
THE FLOOR.
This should be made OF clay, rammed
solid. With plank bedded into 1t under the
horse stalls. It Is not necessary TO have
this planking extend back beyond the point
where the horse stands on his fore
me door. The lower part Of the
stalls ure made tight, while
above they should be Of rounds, 10 as to
allow OF free circulation Of air in summer
and to allow the horses to see each other.
such stable. lighted and whiteuashed, will
ne NOT only pleasant and comfortable for
the horse. but will tend to keep him in
good healih. 4 good stable for our farm
horses Is as essential 10 thelrihealth, as good,
well-aircd and comfortable rooms tor the farm
lsborers.
The descendants Of the Dutch and Germans