. Barn plans and outbuildings . barn, which can be filled with smoke and shut up tight,with conveniences for suspending the articles to be common smoke houses the fire is made on a stoneslab in the middle of the floor. In others, a pit is dug,say a foot deep, in the ground, and here the fire is placed;sometimes a stone slab covers the fire at the hight of acommon table. A CONVENIENT SMOKE HOUSE The accompanying plan, Figure 296, is of a good smokehouse; it diffuses the rising smoke, and prevents thedirect heat of the fire affecting the meats hanging im-mediately above. A section of th


. Barn plans and outbuildings . barn, which can be filled with smoke and shut up tight,with conveniences for suspending the articles to be common smoke houses the fire is made on a stoneslab in the middle of the floor. In others, a pit is dug,say a foot deep, in the ground, and here the fire is placed;sometimes a stone slab covers the fire at the hight of acommon table. A CONVENIENT SMOKE HOUSE The accompanying plan, Figure 296, is of a good smokehouse; it diffuses the rising smoke, and prevents thedirect heat of the fire affecting the meats hanging im-mediately above. A section of the smoke house is shown,and though somewhat expensive, is warmly praised. Itis eight feet square, and built of brick. If of wood itshould be plastered on the inside. It has a chimney, C,with an eight-inch flue and a fireplace, B, which is out BRICK SMOKE HOUSE 299 side below the level of the floor. From this a flue, F,is carried under the chimney into the middle of the floor,where it opens under a stone table, E. In kindling the. Fig. 29()— OF SMOKE HOUSE


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