. Barn plans and outbuildings . igure 231, that thiscorn house stands upon sloping ground, and thus whilethe roof and floors are level, the floor of each section oftwenty feet drops down a step. The entire building issixty feet in length by thirty in width, and is constructedas follows: It has an alley or cartway nmning length-wise through the center, which is ten feet wide at the eight feet wide at the top. On each side of the alleyis a crib ten feet wide at the bottom and eleven feet atthe top. The outer and inner sides of the cribs are slatted A BIG WESTERX CORN HOUSE 233 perpendi
. Barn plans and outbuildings . igure 231, that thiscorn house stands upon sloping ground, and thus whilethe roof and floors are level, the floor of each section oftwenty feet drops down a step. The entire building issixty feet in length by thirty in width, and is constructedas follows: It has an alley or cartway nmning length-wise through the center, which is ten feet wide at the eight feet wide at the top. On each side of the alleyis a crib ten feet wide at the bottom and eleven feet atthe top. The outer and inner sides of the cribs are slatted A BIG WESTERX CORN HOUSE 233 perpendicularly; the g:able ends are close-boarded. Eachcrib-gable has a door, and sliding doors upon rollers closethe cartway at each end. There is a floored loft over thewhole, lighted by doors in the ends, which is usedfor storing grain and agricultural implements. Thebuilding rests on fifty-two oak posts, placed on stonebases, set two feet in the ground, and coming six inchesabove the surface. It is built entirely of native oak and. Fig. 231—ANOTHER WESTERN CORN HOUSE walnut. The posts at one end are ten feet long; at theother, a little over twelve, on account of the slope of theground. The cribs will each hold 6080 bushels of corn. CEMENT FLOORS NOT SUITABLE In building a corn crib first get good stone for founda-tion, and if these are not procurable use brick piers moldedin place from Portland cement. On these piers, whichshould not be more than four feet apart, place two bytwelve sills, set up posts or studding two by six. Figure 234 BARN PLANS AND OUTBUILDINGS 233, spacing them two feet apart, and spike them to thetwo by ten floor joists. The floor lies the long way andought not to be matched. Figure 232 shows the rest of theframe except that the inner studding need not all of itrun up to the roof, though each alternate one shoulddo so. Between these double cribs is an excellent placefor the wagon and above is a useful scaffold. What thediagram does not show is a set of long
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