The Illustrated annual register of rural affairs and cultivator almanac for the year .. . img to stand north and south, for pur-poses of window in eachend, 12 lights 9 by12, under gallowsgirt. The space d,(fig. 107,) in eleva-tion of end, to befloored for storagepurposes. The bra-ces c, c, to be dis-l)ensed with in thetwo middle bents. The bins to be hned with half-inch stuff, jointed only. The bin posts Tig. 107-Elbvation of End. sliould be plowed. that the bin boards on the hall may be taken out, or slide freely up and ^j down tO lessen the labor of filling and taking out gra
The Illustrated annual register of rural affairs and cultivator almanac for the year .. . img to stand north and south, for pur-poses of window in eachend, 12 lights 9 by12, under gallowsgirt. The space d,(fig. 107,) in eleva-tion of end, to befloored for storagepurposes. The bra-ces c, c, to be dis-l)ensed with in thetwo middle bents. The bins to be hned with half-inch stuff, jointed only. The bin posts Tig. 107-Elbvation of End. sliould be plowed. that the bin boards on the hall may be taken out, or slide freely up and ^j down tO lessen the labor of filling and taking out OF RURAL AFFAIRS. 99 The floor timbers should have a slight camber on the upper edge, toprevent the floor from becoming concave by the burthen it may have tosustain. The building should be well framed, to enable it better to resistthe force of the wind, to which it is very much exposed by its peculiar build. n ! BIWS <///•// f/-i/j ~~^-^^ PLAN OF FLOOR 2 a. Fig. 108. The posts are to Tbe provided with a belt of tin one foot below the inter-ties. The siding of the corn-crib at n, (fig, 108,) to be made of strips, 2|inches wide, and placed one inch apart, same as floor. The corn-crib should be placed in the south-west corner, if possible, orbetter perhaps, in that exposure which would best protect it from theprevailing storms of the district of country. The stairway is closed by a trap-door, the steps hung between the twofirst-floor timbers, which are placed three feet apart for that purpose;hooks are secured to the end of each side strip, and caught into stapleson the inside of th
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