. Barn plans and outbuildings . alled the cold room, was sheathed on the inside, papered onsheathing, put on two by two-inch pieces up and down,papered on those, then ceiled over the paper, thus makingtwo air chambers, one of four inches and one two was ceiled and papered overhead and filled with saw-dust level with the joists. Two twelve-inch ventilators run from the ceiling upthrough the roof. The windows in this room are of twothicknesses of glass. There are also two small openingsin the wall in opposite corners, to allow cold air to comein when the night is cooler than
. Barn plans and outbuildings . alled the cold room, was sheathed on the inside, papered onsheathing, put on two by two-inch pieces up and down,papered on those, then ceiled over the paper, thus makingtwo air chambers, one of four inches and one two was ceiled and papered overhead and filled with saw-dust level with the joists. Two twelve-inch ventilators run from the ceiling upthrough the roof. The windows in this room are of twothicknesses of glass. There are also two small openingsin the wall in opposite corners, to allow cold air to comein when the night is cooler than the day. The build-ing is also provided with a cold air duct which bringsin the cold air below ground to the curing room. Figures275 and 276 show the exterior and interior plans. 4^ CHAPTEK XIII SPRING HOUSES The main points to look at in constructing a springhouse are, coohiess of water, purity of air, the preserva-tion of an even temperature during all seasons, and per-fect drainage. The first is secured by locating the house. Fig. 277—INTERIOR OF SPRING HOUSE, WITH ELEVATED TROUGH near the spring, or by conducting the water through pipes,placed at least four feet under ground. The springshould be dug out and cleaned, and the sides evenly builtup with rough stone work. The top should be arched over, A SPRING HOUSE FOK MILK 281 or shaded from tue sun. A spout from the spring carriesthe water into the house. If the spring is sufficientlyhigh, it would be most convenient to have the watertrough in the house elevated upon a bench, as shown inFigure 277. There is then no necessity for stooping,to place the pans in the water, or to take them the spring is too low for this, the trough maybe made on a level with the floor, as in Figure 278. The
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