. Barn plans and outbuildings . 75—DIAGRAM OF BENT G are for cattle, and D and E are driveways. Figure 75shows the end and middle bents. The long brace ishalved into the inside post, in the joist, and in the topof the outside post, and fastened with sixty-penny spikesat each place. cow SHED AND PIGPEN 83 A COMBINED COW SHED AND PIGPEN Figures 76 and 77 illustrate a combined cow shedand pigpen belonging to Mr. F. E. Gott, Spencerport,N. Y. It consists of an open shed, with a box pen forthe cow on one side, and the pigsty on the other—thewhole shed being twenty feet long and fourteen broad,and a
. Barn plans and outbuildings . 75—DIAGRAM OF BENT G are for cattle, and D and E are driveways. Figure 75shows the end and middle bents. The long brace ishalved into the inside post, in the joist, and in the topof the outside post, and fastened with sixty-penny spikesat each place. cow SHED AND PIGPEN 83 A COMBINED COW SHED AND PIGPEN Figures 76 and 77 illustrate a combined cow shedand pigpen belonging to Mr. F. E. Gott, Spencerport,N. Y. It consists of an open shed, with a box pen forthe cow on one side, and the pigsty on the other—thewhole shed being twenty feet long and fourteen broad,and all covered by one roof. It is constructed of hemlocklumber, and should not cost over $50. The outwardappearance of the shed is shown in Figure 76. Theposts in front are twelve feet in hight, and the rear ones. Fig. 76—FRONT VIEAV OF COW SHED AND PIGPEN eight. The boards are put on vertically, and battened onthe joints. The roof is made of rough boards laiddouble, and breaking joints, so that it will not box for the cow is eight by ten feet, six feet andfour inches high, and has a feed passage four by eightfeet adjoining it. The middle portion of the building isan open shed, seven by fourteen feet, and is used forstoring muck, protecting the manure heap from the rains,etc. The pigpen occupies the left end of the building,and is separated from the central or shed portion by a lowpartition, while the cow stfill is boarded up to the roof. 84 BARN PLANS A\U OUTBUILUIXQS The floor, being six feet and ten inches from the ground,provides storage room between it and the roof in whichto put hay. It would be better to have the posts twofeet higher, thus providing a loft in which over a ton ofhay could be stored. The ground plan of this cheap and FEEDROOM OPEN MEALBOX FEEDJNd PASSA
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