. The book of the farm : detailing the labors of the farmer, steward, plowman, hedger, cattle-man, shepherd, field-worker, and dairymaid. Agriculture. oO THE BOOK OF THE FARM WINTER. (16.) The wooden floor of the cora-barn is liable to decay unless precau* tions are used to prevent it, but a much too common cause of its destruc- tion is veiTnin—such as i-ats and mice. It is discreditable to fanners to perniit this floor to remain in a state of decay for any length of time, when an effectual preventive remedy is within their reach; and the more cer- tainly preventive that remedy is, the more it
. The book of the farm : detailing the labors of the farmer, steward, plowman, hedger, cattle-man, shepherd, field-worker, and dairymaid. Agriculture. oO THE BOOK OF THE FARM WINTER. (16.) The wooden floor of the cora-barn is liable to decay unless precau* tions are used to prevent it, but a much too common cause of its destruc- tion is veiTnin—such as i-ats and mice. It is discreditable to fanners to perniit this floor to remain in a state of decay for any length of time, when an effectual preventive remedy is within their reach; and the more cer- tainly preventive that remedy is, the more it should be appreciated. I used a most effectual method of preventing the destructive ravages of either ver- min or damp, by supporting the floor in the particular manner represented in fig. 6. Tlie earth, in the first instance, is dug out of the bam to the depth of the foundations of the walls, which should be two feet below the door soles; and, in the case of a new steading, this can be done when the foun- dations of the walls are taken out. The ground is then spread over with Fig. SECTION OF THE CORN BARN FLOOR. a laye/ of sand, sufficient to preserve steadiness in the stout rough flags h A, which are laid upon it and jointed in strong mortar. Twelve-inch thick sleeper walls a a, of stone and lime, arc then built on the flags, to serve the purpose of supporting each end of the joists of the floor. The joists c, formed of 10 by 21 inch plank, are then laid down 16 inches apart, and the spaces between them filled up to the top with stone and lime. The build- ing between the joists requires to be done in a peculiar way. It should be done with squared rubble stones, and on no account should the mortar come in contact with the joists, as there is nothing destroys timber, by su- perinducing the dry rot, more readily than the action of mortar upon it.— For this reason great care should be observed in building in the joists into the walls—in placing the safe-lintels over th
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