The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-08-19
Farm Buildings.

\ correspondent who Is visiting a
Duchess county farmer, writes Us a
letter OF which we submit the material
portion for the consideration Of those
who may be disposed to contribute
from the results OF their experience for
his benefit: Next year NJ. has
decided, instead of putting a sum OF
money in Northern Pacific railroad
bonds, to fr up his farm and erect
buildings, to increase, house and stall
his stock. You know what a country
carpenter is, even in these days. We
cannot agree as to dimensions, &c, and
come to our authority. My view is,
without waste Of space, as follows ::
WeOry-Room, comfort, light, air, ven
tilation, convenience in the handling,
&c, &c. In practice, thus: Stanch-
ions are cruelty to my mind, never to
be used where there is plenty of room !;
stalls with collar, and tie on chain; '
hangers in open sheds. All feed pas
sages, with animals on either
side, should be 10 feet wlde-ample,
but not all inch too much. If
only on one side, then 3 feet
if for a wagon or cart-way. II feet.
Stalls Tor mich COWS, 5 feet wide is
suitable Tor all up to big Short-Horn,
which should be feet g inches, or even
6 feet-room to scratch and lick IN, but
not TO stand crosswise. Oxen should be
ALWAYS in double stalls-l2 feet wide
for matured animals, ~ feet for working
steers, S feet for younger ones; bullocks
feedins.st 6 feet. Cow stables, 10
feet from manger head on feed passage,
to wall; if double stable, 40 feed wide.
Cow boxes Gin calf or ilD, 10 by II feet,
or II by II is better. Shed room for
ordinary farm-yard stock, 2 and 3-year
ODDS, &c, for night confinement from
storms, should be 100 square feet to
each head-say for so head, 100 by 80
feet yearling calves, half this room is
euoush-50 feet. Is not this proper
and comfortable housing, without
waste? Work horses stalls should be
E feet wide; partition, s feet; rear pas
sage, ! feet; stable, fifteen feet wide.
But if possible, all horses should have
loose stalls; S by II feet will do for
ordinary nags, but 10 by II is very
ample. Five feet, or very much better,
! leet, for rear passage; ~ feet from
mancer head On feed passage TO wall
no racks-never, never. Stallion, or
mare in foal, boxes II by l4.is ample;
A shed wall trough 100 feet long, barred
off Inv inch Stats ID inches apart, Will
comfortably feed so ewes in lamb, or
(a,teninc sheep; while 40 square feet
ner head 10 enough night-coniinement
room. One foot is enough trough
head-room for tattening swine; 8 feet
wide enough for an exclusive ieeuihg
room; 20 square feet, each head, LOT
sleeping &c, by 10 feet is sufhclent
for a sow and litter. Four hundred
square feet provides winter yard room
enough to admit each adult animal, Tor
air and exercise at the season OF yard
inc Mares in foal, say from three to
ten do better at large until within a
few weeks Of their time; should have
for confined night room, 200 square feet
each. under shelter, and 400 yard ROOM
being 600 square feet, to each during the
Jav: shelter, with manger, SO by Az feet
for Ten head. Shedding in this climate
should open south-north, east and
west protected-a hollow square. Six
Of ns are in conclave for your decision,
some insisting on q deduction OF nearly
one-half, one-third, &c. Why will not
the farmers file their papers3 No
Jonbt your files, iron hand, would
answer all this. High prices, high