Radford's practical barn plans : being a complete collection of practical, economical and common-sense plans of barns, out buildings and stock sheds . 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 house has asteep roof we can not tolerate a barn witha main roof that is, say one-


Radford's practical barn plans : being a complete collection of practical, economical and common-sense plans of barns, out buildings and stock sheds . 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 house has asteep roof we can not tolerate a barn witha main roof that is, say one-third pitchand a lean-to that is even less. If the mischief has been done conditionsmay be somewhat improved by movingthe barn well back out of the way-and hav- Ihing; they may be aggravated by the per-fume or the noise of the chickens whenthey want to sleep in the morning. A good many folks dont like neighborsand it is generally for some such reason,but neighbors are necessary and theneighbors sometimes build barns and theydont always keep them nicely. It requiresa level-headed man to lay out a lot to thebest advantage and put up buildings in. r/R-^T TLOOH PAA/\fing it covered vvitii vines or screened insome way so it is not obtrusive. But thereis something wrong with a man who willbuild a gothic house and a barn with a flatroof on the same lot. His ideas have beendwarfed in some direction. His propertyshows it because it does not balance upright. A lot with its buildings must be onehomogeneous whole or it shows at oncethat it has not been arranged rightly. Avillage stable may be made an ornamentto the property or a damage to the ownerand an eyesore in the often say unkind things aboutthe owner of the barn on the next lot. Notalways on account of the looks of the such a way that no one can find fault withthem. There is something about the arrange-ment of this barn inside that will appealto every orderly person. The stalls areright for convenience both in


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