Radford's practical barn plans : being a complete collection of practical, economical and common-sense plans of barns, out buildings and stock sheds . very appropriate design, but itsshape adds greatly to the storage capacityof hay, grain, etc. There is an embankment driveway onthe north side which admits hay wagonsinto the upper floor for the unloading ofhay, grain, etc. This silo is of frame con- BARN PLANS 141 struction lined on the inside with paving the lower story, which simplifies the feed-brick, making it absolutely air tight and ing. The~ building, as the cut shows it,almost frost pro
Radford's practical barn plans : being a complete collection of practical, economical and common-sense plans of barns, out buildings and stock sheds . very appropriate design, but itsshape adds greatly to the storage capacityof hay, grain, etc. There is an embankment driveway onthe north side which admits hay wagonsinto the upper floor for the unloading ofhay, grain, etc. This silo is of frame con- BARN PLANS 141 struction lined on the inside with paving the lower story, which simplifies the feed-brick, making it absolutely air tight and ing. The~ building, as the cut shows it,almost frost proof. There is a trolley will accommodate 100 head of cattle andtrack feed carrier hung to the ceiling of nine horses. A Gothic Barn—A181 If the house has a steep roof the barnshould have a similar roof to be in keep-ing. We often see a house of one styleand the other buildings nearby built onentirelv different lines. If the house is There is too little originality in build-ing. It is much easier to follow the localtrend than it is to think out a plan that issuitable for individual needs. In offeringthis barn plan it is with the idea that there. Dn^/Q/\^ rOR A^MALL QAP/V WITH FOUR 3TALL^ new and the other buildings old there is are many locations where the style of some excuse for such incongruity, but in building and the shape of the roof will most cases the house is built first and the match the house and other surroundings barn is added to the lot some years after- better than any other plan,wards. In the meantime some architec- A roof like this is not economical to tural fad has taken possession of the build if the owner is influenced especially neighborhood and every building erected by dollars and cents, but there is a style must bear the marks of the new fashion. about it that shows up well for the amount 142 RADFORDS PRACTICAL of money it costs. There is a great dealin appearance. When we have thingsright we have something to appreciate fora long time to come. If the ho
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