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 FARM HOUSES AND FARMERIES IN VARIOUS STYLES. 501 den, &c. The second division contains a large building, including a barn, stable, and cow-house, e ; stands for ricks/; plots of turf, g ; and oblongs planted with apple and pear trees for cider and perry, h. The third division contains the sheep-house, i ; four farm compost heaps, k ; the pit for stercorat, / ; two plots for cider fruits, m ; and a part of the pond, cl, which is divided by a fence, ti. The fourth division contains the cart and implement shed, with granary over, n ; a plot planted with fruit trees, o ; two dung-pits, r ; and the situations of open gutters, p p p, which collect the surface water, and deliver it either into the dung-pits at q q, or into the pond, d, as may be considered most desirable. Tliese four divisions are surrounded by a wall, t ; and they are separated from each other by hedges, v. The advantage of placing the different buildings which compose the farm house and farmery in four divisions. Morel- Vinde states to be as follows : — the absolute security against the communication of fire from one to another ; the facility of maintaining an orderly administration of the business of the farm ; and the thriving better of the different kinds of animals, as from their being kept distinct, they will run less risk of being injured by each other. We shall now give the details of each of these divisions. 1008. The Farm House is a model of excellent contrivance and economy. Its general appearance is shown in fig. 998 ; and its details, which are given with such distinctness and accuracy that the simplest country carpenter may build from them, are exhibited in. figs. 999 to 1008. The plan of the house is ^ formed on the same general model as that detailed in § 742; but it is necessarily larger, in order to afford the additional accommo- dation required. The li%ing-apartments are raised on four cellars, which give a bake- house and wash-house, a beer and cider cellar, a cabbage or green ve- getable cellar, and a cellar for potatoes and other roots. AU the living-rooms and bed- rooms for the family are contained on one floor over these cellars ; and on the floor above are the bed-room for g servants, and a place for drying linen. The only luxury which may be said to distinguish this plan from that