Radford's practical barn plans : being a complete collection of practical, economical and common-sense plans of barns, out buildings and stock sheds . -^^ t> ji LONGITUDINAL SECTION r5z 4 •?, ,P I ? or c ? -iM FLOOR PLAN io6 RADFORDS PRACTICAL tween the boards that allow for the escapeof a good deal of bad air. There usuallyis considerable space around the are feed doors in front of the stableso the fodder may be put in from the barnfloor. It is hardly necessary to use a horsefork in a barn of this size. The flooringoverhead does not cover the whole of thethreshing floor so that
Radford's practical barn plans : being a complete collection of practical, economical and common-sense plans of barns, out buildings and stock sheds . -^^ t> ji LONGITUDINAL SECTION r5z 4 •?, ,P I ? or c ? -iM FLOOR PLAN io6 RADFORDS PRACTICAL tween the boards that allow for the escapeof a good deal of bad air. There usuallyis considerable space around the are feed doors in front of the stableso the fodder may be put in from the barnfloor. It is hardly necessary to use a horsefork in a barn of this size. The flooringoverhead does not cover the whole of thethreshing floor so that hay and grain inthe sheaf is forked up by hand. It will benoticed by referring to the transverse andlongitudinal sections that the timber isvery carefully planned for size and lengthin proportion to the building. Every stickis necessary but there is not a piece A Rat Proof Granary—A141 A dry floor and one that is rat proof ismade by excavating for the foundation ofthe granary about six inches deep. Thenpound in three or four inches of cindersand lay the sills and joists on the cinders. After the building is up and enclosedmake cement concrete by mixing one partcement, three parts sand and four parts gravel or broken stone. Fill in with thisconcrete to the tops of the joists, thenwhile the concrete is soft put down thematched floor, nailing it right into the softconcrete. As soon as the floor is finishedshut the building up tight and bankaround the outside to keep the air awayfrom the concrete so it will dry slowly.
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