Radford's practical barn plans : being a complete collection of practical, economical and common-sense plans of barns, out buildings and stock sheds . point ofview. The shape of the building was develop-ed with the view of giving the best shelterto the stock. From the points of the com-pass, as shown on the floor plan, it willbe seen that the wings of the cow barnand the young stock barn are so situatedas to keep the north wind ofif the stockwhen it is let out for exercise during thewinter months, and at the same time giv- ing them all the sunshine. The buildingis also arranged to be convenien
Radford's practical barn plans : being a complete collection of practical, economical and common-sense plans of barns, out buildings and stock sheds . point ofview. The shape of the building was develop-ed with the view of giving the best shelterto the stock. From the points of the com-pass, as shown on the floor plan, it willbe seen that the wings of the cow barnand the young stock barn are so situatedas to keep the north wind ofif the stockwhen it is let out for exercise during thewinter months, and at the same time giv- ing them all the sunshine. The buildingis also arranged to be convenient from thepaddocks, pastures, etc., allowing the stockto approach their respective stalls withouthaving to be driven across unnecessarydriveways or through a series of gates. The building is built of wood, on a foun-dation of concrete, which is put in placeby excavating the trenches the exact widthand depth of the wall and then the con-crete is dumped and tamped into thetrench, thus avoiding the work and ex-pense of planking for concrete forms be-low grade. Above grade the concrete istamped between planks well fastened in 132 RADFORDS PRACTICAL. ^ r -ar -- •^?s T ! ^ 5 1 [ 51 ^ s s r 1 E
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