. Barn plans and outbuildings . used for storing machinery or any other similarpurpose. The mow will hold hay, sheaf oats, straw,slu-edded fodder, etc. The opening is directly over thel)assageway and the feed is thrown down where it canreadily be put into the mangers. The frame of the barn is mortised and tenoned to-gether with the exception of the braces, which arc sawed A SM^VLL BARN 61 to fit snugly and are spiked securely in place with twentypenny nails. The cost of material is $ To thismust be added $100 more to cover the cost of carpenterwork and laying of the stone. If the farmer


. Barn plans and outbuildings . used for storing machinery or any other similarpurpose. The mow will hold hay, sheaf oats, straw,slu-edded fodder, etc. The opening is directly over thel)assageway and the feed is thrown down where it canreadily be put into the mangers. The frame of the barn is mortised and tenoned to-gether with the exception of the braces, which arc sawed A SM^VLL BARN 61 to fit snugly and are spiked securely in place with twentypenny nails. The cost of material is $ To thismust be added $100 more to cover the cost of carpenterwork and laying of the stone. If the farmer can do apart of the carpenter work, the cost of the barn can bestill further reduced. In many instances a farmer withhis grown sons can aid materially in this direction, andit is always advantageous to acquire a handy use of toolsfor just svich work. The cost of nails, door hangers,hinges, etc., is much the same in all parts of the country,while in some sections it will be found necessary to allowa little more for the Fig. 41 A SMALL CHEAP BARN A PLAN FOR A SMALL BARX There are many small farmers, villagers, gardeners, etc.,who wish only barn room enough for a single horse andcarriage and a cow. To such, the requirements are cheap-ness and durability, combined with convenience; these points in view, a plan. Figure 41, is given of a 52 BARN PLANS AND OUTBUILDINQS small barn, designed by Prof. G. T. Fairchild, late of theMichigan Agricultural College. The engraving gives aview of the barn from the front; vs^hile plain in its con- CARRIAGERfiONl. W • 8TA 7 BLE 7 7 Xn o tn .£^ s o Fig. 42—GROUND PLAN OF BARN struetion, it is pleasing in outline. The first 42, is twenty by twenty-eight feet, and eight feetbetween joints. A large sliding door, a, nine feet wide.


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