Rudimentary Treatise on Agricultural Engineering (Volume 1) (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: STEADING FOR A. 400-ACRE FARM. Design for a steading adapted to a farm of 400 acres, 320 being arable, the remainder meadow. The stock is supposed to consist of a breeding flock of ewes, the produce of which are fatted off either as lambs or hogs; both bullocks and pigs are to be bought in. This plan is the design of Mr. Haslam, a gentleman connected with the celebrated firm of Barrett, Exall, and An- drewes, agricultural engineers and implement manufacturers, of Reading. The leading principle proposed to be carried out in this design, is, that the passage of the straw shall be progressive, from its arrival at the barn till it reaches the manure depot, never returning, or being unnecessarily carried about, which is too often the case. The stock, while fattening, are proposed to be kept under cover of one large roof, the building being open throughout, and consequently may be thoroughly well ventilated. The stables are conveniently placed in close proximity to the cart lodge, implement house,