Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1868-02-07
tool house, granary, or workshop, ana
all might be under one roof.


tool house, granary, or workshop, and
all might be under one root.
j. B. Fassett- I spoke Of q dairy
barn and not one for general purpo-
ses, but there can be an extra build
ing put on for a tool house, but the
repairing Of farm implements should
be done in winter in shop where 1t
is warm and comfortable. The lnsu-
rance on a big barn with a shop in 1t
would be enough higher to pay the IN
terest on the cost Of separate build
ing. Then we want the horse barn
near the house, so that when we re-
turn home we can drive right in and
then 20 into the house without going
out of doors. Then we want hog
house so we can run the whey and
sour milk to it in spout, and also
throw the litter from the horse stable
into it to be worked over by the hogs.
object to stables in stone easements.
You cannot ventilate them; the hair
will come off the cattle, they will not
do we'll. There is no objection to ha-
wing manure under the floor; it does
not affect the air in the stable, no
scent comes up through tight floor,
and the cattle will be clean and COM
Portable. There is no danger of the
floor breaking through if the timbers
are sound when put in. | once knew
an instance where the floor in a new
stable gave way and five COWS fell
through, but the timber upon which
the floor was laid was rotten when
put in.
VIM. Jameson think we ought to
have places in a barn where we can
keep cow by herself, or separate any
special animal. In the partition a
swing door would be handy to be raj
sed when not in use. | like to feed
stock from the floor, and not drag the
hay through walks or alleys when we
feed. Cow manure will not heat en-
ough in winter to affect the air. If
horse manure is among it have a ven
tilator to carry the gases above thu
hay. l think the solid portions of
manure will absorb all the liquid il
they are together in cellar, but /;
heap Of manure exposed to snow ant
rain it will leach. The roof SHOULD
be tight and the walls double boarded
and battened. [ would have part
tions in the managers so that the cattl
could not pull the hay from each ott
er. The big doors | would have hun
on hinges, the small doors on roller
to slide. If a barn is on the side hi
would have stone basement wall
and see no reason why it cannot b
7 ventilated. If grain is kept at tn
barn it should be in a room lathed an
plastered.
4 VIM. L. Locke jr-He had built
2 barn 40 by 46, with a cellar under i
3. his COW stable was over the cellar
5 the manure does not heat so as to pr,
t duce disagreeable odors until war
|. weather; keep sheep in the basemer
e and get out the manure twice, so
Y does not heat. To tie up cattle sta
e chions are preferable to bows {
!. chains, and have tried all with sta
l. chions; it is quicker fastening and u
E, fastening the cattle.
e James Clement then spoke sustai
e ing the idea that with stone there
% everlasting durability and permane
r. CIV, and without there is constant {
a cay and the scarcity of timber will
lie such that a renewal of woodwork W
to be costly and there might be go,
ne ventilation even in stone basemen
On Stone remains in place.
nj J. B. Fassett-Build all above t
a moisture with wood; the interest
a the cost of stone wall will alwa
I'll keep the wood iD repair, to say no
ct ing about the principal Wood
Oh mains in its place, but stone wall is
as pieces and when it is thrown out
DIS place by frost it does not come ba
ct the cellar wall may fall without init
Is to the house.
L The question then arose if sta
floors and supporting timbers w
~ caused to rot by being kept wet
"h' the cattle upon them.
rd-
A. Jameson said that the same pla
>, and sleepers had been in his sta
-. forty two years.
., Messrs. Fassett and Tenney tn
tho the urine of cattle never causes tim
to rot.
WEsTMORE.-Of of Willou
oat by Lake Lodge No. %, for the 81