. Our farm and building book. . On a farm, the carriage washingshould be done outside of the carriagehouse or barn. A wooden rack maybe placed on a sloping bank, conven-ient to -the hose hydrant, where thework may be done much better andthe dampness is kept out of the horsebarn. -lO-O Convenient Horse BarnDesign A133L Men who keep good horses willappreciate this plan. The arrange-ment of the stalls is convenient andthere is a good carriage room inwhich to keep vehicles away from thestable part and out of the dust. Everyfarmer who takes pride in his horseslikes to have a nice rig to drive, andi
. Our farm and building book. . On a farm, the carriage washingshould be done outside of the carriagehouse or barn. A wooden rack maybe placed on a sloping bank, conven-ient to -the hose hydrant, where thework may be done much better andthe dampness is kept out of the horsebarn. -lO-O Convenient Horse BarnDesign A133L Men who keep good horses willappreciate this plan. The arrange-ment of the stalls is convenient andthere is a good carriage room inwhich to keep vehicles away from thestable part and out of the dust. Everyfarmer who takes pride in his horseslikes to have a nice rig to drive, andit is impossible to have it withoutconveniences for keeping it a good carriage room and agood harness room there is no excusefor dirty buggies or an unsightlyharness. A feature of this barn that shouldattract special attention is the toolroom. It is 9 by 10 feet in a frontcorner of the building, with two goodwindows for light. There is a generalwork bench with a vise on one end. Floor Plan of Barn No. A133L threshing, a smaller granarv in thehorse barn seems to answer everypurpose. The granary in this plan isplaced right, because it may be shutoff with two doors from the stable,part, still it is not so far away as tomake feeding inconvenient. There is room overhead for a gooddeal of hay and straw. The hay car-rier will bring the stuff from the backend pretty well through to the front. It would probably be advisable toput a cement floor in this building, thefull size of the stable part and thecarriage room. Gothic Roof Barn—DesignA280L Farmers who want a distinguishedlooking barn—something out of the or-dinary, that is at the same time strongand practical—will like this Gothicroof barn. The rafters start from theplate and curve to the peak, wherethey meet at a sharp point. The mainrafters are placed 6 or 8 feet apart,according to the size of the barn, andthey are tied together by 2x4s, run-ning crossways. The 2x4s are set in% of an inch and are nailed an
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