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Cen. MocuIIough's Big Barns.


ton village, what are said to be the sec
ond largest stock barns in the State, be-
ing excelled only by those of Doctor
Webb at Shelburne. These barns which
are model in every respect, are built III
three wings enclosing an open court
which faces to the east and which will
be enclosed at that end by fence. They
are designated as the north, west and
south wings. They are all two stories
high. Under the west and south wings
are large Easements, which will be used
as place of deposit for the refuse mat
ter from the floors above. The outsldes
are all clapboarded and painted red, ex-
cept the gables which are finished with
cedar shingles dipped in oil. The roof
is covered with cedar shingles, well oiled,
and is surmounted with ten cupaIos,
! each being nineteen feet from the ridge
to the top. Nine of these are capped
! with copper and Ornamentcd. The GU
| palo on the east end of the north wing
is ornamentcd with gilt weather vane,
surmounted by eagle with out stretched
wings of the same material as the vane.
The north wing is 14GX37 feet, the first
story being nine feet high and the sec
ond, ten feet. 1t is used for general
purposes entirely. On the east end is
the tool room, twenty-five feet deep.
! Next is wagon house, twenty eight
feet. then horse stables, twenty-four
| 1, =, ,1,, 10, htp
to be used when occasion requires. The
main barn. seventy feet, completes this
wing. Stairs lead to the loft
above. I'm it are closets, etc, aud
on the sides are the grain boxes with
holding CAPACITY OF 700 bushels of oats.
This barn is supplied with three ventila-
tors. each five by five feet, and has run
ming water in the paIt used as the horse
barn.
The west wing is 4Oxl4O feet, the stor-
les being the sa ne height as the north
wing. In one part of the basement is
the root cellar. 3OXlO feet In this barn
are lG box stalls on each side, they being
enclosed with two inch partitions. five
foot bigb ON tbn north end are three
lorgo hoy stalls with dirt floor. the
others having miami, flooring. Between
tbe two rows is an allev way sixteen feet
in width These stalls are all fitted with
na(.pt food hnvns and have iron cresting
o,,or tho fr,,,t and stolI partitions. In
the centre is n LARGE watering trough,
and forr vont;Iotors furnish the fresh
air In tbe south end of this wing is
tbe sheen shed 3Oy51 feet. This is di-
yidod frnm the stable in the south barn
hv - railinc five feet in beioht This
shed is fitted witb patent racks for feed
inr hov and GRAIN to~crher and is sup
nlied with running water the same as
fine othor WINGS
Tho sontb WING i, 3lyl4G feet. the first
story bcinr nine feet and the second,
tI,i,toor TtissrnnIiod with three VEN
tIators The larger mart of this barn.
e feat is nsed for COW stables of these
there are six box and three stanchion
stalls. the latter being of a patent kind.
These are separated from the west end
by hall twelve feet wide and raised
platform is provided for tho cattle to
stand on. In the cast end is the pig
gerry 3Ox37 feet, around which is walk
three feet wide. 1t is rugged with a ket-
tie, etc, and Immediately over it is a
room of the same size for butchering
purposes. This wing is supplied with
two watering troughs, and in the east
end is a chimney running through to the
basement. The inside castings and cell
, ings are of matched spruce, all finished
in oil. The floors in the first story
throughout are of two-inch matched
, plank, soven-eighths inches matched
boards being used in the second story.
The posts and girders are all spruce,
dressed and cornered. The roof is sup,
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