A London encyclopaedia, or universal dictionary of science, art, literature and practical mechanics : comprising a popular view of the present state of knowledge : illustrated by numerous engravings, a general atlas, and appropriate diagrams (1829)
Curtis, Thomas, fl. 1820 · London : Thomas Tegg · leaf 74
with a waterthreshing-mill; a straw-house (2), being a con-tinuation of the barn above, for holding a quan-tity of straw after it is threshed, or hay, that itmay be at hand to give to the cattle in thefeeding-house below. The upper part of this FARM. 65 straw-house may consist of pillars to support… … A court for the dung-hill (3) has a door to itfrom the feeding-house, and a large entry at theother end to admit carts to take away the dung :on the outside of this should be a urine-pit, inthe most convenient place, according to the formof the ground; a cow-house (4) has a door alsoto the…
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