. Barn plans and outbuildings . ththe three great ventilators, afford unusual provision forpure air. The cattle are fed from the floor above. The BARN FLOOR r Fig. 29—PLAN OF BARN passage between the rows of horse stalls is for building stands upon fifty-four stone pillars, and hasa tight board floor, any part of which may be easily re-newed, as occasion may require. With a large corn house,thirty-five feet square, not seen in the engraving, thisbarn cost $9000. A GOOD FARM BARN 39 A GOOD FARM BARK The following plan (Figure 30) is of a simple and inex-pensive barn. The size is for
. Barn plans and outbuildings . ththe three great ventilators, afford unusual provision forpure air. The cattle are fed from the floor above. The BARN FLOOR r Fig. 29—PLAN OF BARN passage between the rows of horse stalls is for building stands upon fifty-four stone pillars, and hasa tight board floor, any part of which may be easily re-newed, as occasion may require. With a large corn house,thirty-five feet square, not seen in the engraving, thisbarn cost $9000. A GOOD FARM BARN 39 A GOOD FARM BARK The following plan (Figure 30) is of a simple and inex-pensive barn. The size is forty by fifty-five feet; it hasa large shed attached for cattle. The fifteen-foot barnfloor, see Figure 31, is of good medium width; if wider theroom would not be wasted. On the left are the horse stalls,five feet wide. There might be five stalls four feet wide,but for a large horse the width ought to be about five et. The whole space given to horses is fifteen by twentyfeet. Beyond, the floor widens seven feet, and the rest of. Fig. 30—ELEVATION OF BARN the left side is devoted to cattle stalls, twenty-five feet,giving room for six cow and ox stalls, and two passage-ways, one of which may be closed and made a stall for acow. The seven-foot space affords abundant room forhay cutter, feed box and accompaniments, located closeto both cattle and horses; and if cattle are fed in the shedon feed prepared in the feed box, a passage at the rear con-ducts conveniently to their mangers. A three-foot squaretrunk ascends, from over the seven by twenty-five-foot 40 BAEN PLANS AND OUTBUILDINGS space in front of tlie cow stalls, to the roof, ventilation, and affording a chute, throujdiwhich hay or straw niay be readily dropped from themow; or corn cobs and other matters from the granary. > < 03 t- ^< s m ?/^
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