American Agriculturist, for the farm, garden and household . cured to the post by a joint bolt run-ning up into the post. Fig. 1 represents twoways of supporting the frame of common barnswhen built new. They both show double stablebarns; that is, on the first floor there are twostables running the whole length on either side,and a feed floor in the middle. On the next loftis a hay bay on each side, with drive floor in 256 AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. [July, the center. This is, however, not the mostcommon way of building, but it has many ad-vantages, viz. : nearly double the stable roomin the same
American Agriculturist, for the farm, garden and household . cured to the post by a joint bolt run-ning up into the post. Fig. 1 represents twoways of supporting the frame of common barnswhen built new. They both show double stablebarns; that is, on the first floor there are twostables running the whole length on either side,and a feed floor in the middle. On the next loftis a hay bay on each side, with drive floor in 256 AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. [July, the center. This is, however, not the mostcommon way of building, but it has many ad-vantages, viz. : nearly double the stable roomin the same length, and a feed floor always in-tact, neat, and clean; on the next loft a drive-way that never interferes with the feed floor,and may be used for storage most of the year,if desired; then the convenience of throwingthe hay down on a level with the floor on eitherside, with butvery littlepitchingup ; and finally,a barn of 40 feet in length will stable more cat-tle, and store more hay, than one in the lastcase, 60 feet long—while the only items of extra. N OF BABN. cost are a little wharfing up at one end forthe drive-way, or approach to the might be said on the general economyof building barns to save expense, and at thesame time secure more convenience. Doubtlessany one who rightly appreciates the value of abarn cellar can readily see the superior advan-tage of a cellar free from posts, over one withtwo rows of posts, as is most common, or thebetter way of only one row of posts. But withone row of posts there is the necessary expenseof having large sills under the common ones,and also long braces, which are somewhat in theway; besides, one row of posts fails to give theframe proper and even support, and either waywill cost quite as much as if supported by rods,etc., put up with proper architectural yet allowing that it would cost for eachpost five to ten dollars more to support, itwould be money well invested. Tim Bunker on Real Estate in the Whit
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