Cider House in Farmstead World — building in the game, and what it is on a real farm.
A cider house is a press room: fruit is milled into a pulp, stacked in cloth-wrapped cheeses and squeezed, and the juice runs off to ferment in tank or barrel.
Cider apples and perry pears are grown for this rather than for eating. They are small, hard and tannic, and their juice carries the body and bitterness a dessert fruit does not.
The drink is pressed and fermented within weeks of harvest, which is why a cider house is built beside the orchard instead of the market.
Farm facts about cider house
The little tower on a barn's roof peak is a cupola — it vents hot, moist air out of the hayloft, and often wears a weathervane on top. (general reference)
A good chicken coop has perches for roosting and nest boxes for laying, and its most important job is keeping the flock safe and secure from predators. (en.wikipedia.org)
Chicken keepers have argued for generations: the 'fresh air school' says coops should be open and breezy even in northern winters, while others seal their coops snug against the cold. (en.wikipedia.org)
Hens naturally lay mostly in the warmer months, but lighting that mimics summer day length inside the coop keeps them laying eggs year-round. (en.wikipedia.org)
Traditional British stables kept hay in a loft reached by a pitching door, above cobbled floors with drainage channels to keep the stalls dry. (en.wikipedia.org)
Pig housing has its own vocabulary: a small pig house with an outdoor run is a 'sty', and a low, half-round field shelter for pigs is called an 'ark'. (en.wikipedia.org)