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FARM HOUSES AND FARMERIES IN VARIOUS STYLES. 439 them run with lead. To be done subject to the provisions in the general particular at the end hereof. [I, the undersigned, hereby, &c., as before.] W. G. 87iJ. General Particular. See that at the end of the particulars of the cottage, § 854. 873. Measurement and Estimate. Account of the quantities of the several works required in building the farm-yard at Uury Hill, with an estimate of the expense of performing the same. 874. Bricklayer, Excavator, and WeU-digger. a. ji. 176 cubic yards and a half, digging, filling, and ramming in again; the surplus earth to be wheeled to any distance not exceeding 50 yards 10 rods 248 feet reduced of stonework grouted 21 rods 73 feet, ditto, above ground, with garretcd joint 92 feet reduced of brickwork 45 feet ditto ditto, set in Roman cement 205 feet ditto of brickwork, in dry steening, without labour 8 squares 83 feet superficial pantiling pointed 63 squares and a half superficial hoop chip thatch, with chips from large hoops, including laths and every thing 178 yards lime-whiting 8 yards stone-colouring 27 yards brick nogging flat 41 yards rendering in Roman cement 29 yards jiaving bricks flat bedded and jointed in mortar 7 yards paving bricks in cement ; two courses of bricks, and one course of plain tiles (in swill-cisterns) 63 yards stock paving on edge in sand 226 yards pebble paving , 94 feet, run one half round, 1 4 inches brick coping set in cement . . . 80 feet verge in cement 30 feet deep of well-digging, and labour to steening 15 feet ditto ditto (extra-depth) 1 chimney-pot and flanching, with tiles in cement 3 stay irons to coins of coping 6 window frames bedded and pointed 16 door frames ditto Forming cattle-yard, with dish and current Colouring the coins, arches, and coping stone colour £510: 19: 11 875. Carpenter's and Joiner's Work. a. si. 37 feet 1 inch cubic Dantzic fir in bond plates, &c 943 feet 8 inches cubic ditto, framed in roofs, floors, and partitions... 5 feet cubic proper doorcase and window frames , 40 feet 6 inches cubic oak in plates, &c 20 feet 5 inches cubic ditto, framed 80 feet 7 inches cubic, wrought, framed, and chamfered 33 feet 6 inches cubic, ditto, ditto, cut circular 3 feet 11 inches cubic drip sill, wrought, framed, and beveled 3 feet 9 inches cubic wrought, framed, and beveled curb to pigsty ... 33 feet 1 inch cubic oak proper doorcase 25 feet superficial three quarters yellow deal lining 93 feet 4 inches superficial three quarters luffer-boarding 18 feet 5 inches superficial inch yellow deal wrought pump casing ... 9 feet superficial inch ledged flap 46 feet 10 inches superficial inch oak proper ledged door 7 squares 82 feet superficial inch weather boarding 7 squares 79 feet superficial inch yellow deal floor rough, edges shot, and ploughed, and tongued 7 squares 79 feet superficial l|-inch yellow deal floor, wrought, ploughed, and tongued 247 feet 9 inches superficial 1^-inch proper ledged door 20 feet 3 inches superficial 1 ^inch wrought oak shelves to the pigeon house 9 feet 9 inches superficial l^-inch oak pump cheeks 23 feet 10 inches superficial 2-inch oak wrought sides to ladder