. Barn plans and outbuildings . Fig. 32—ELEVATION OF BARN AND STABLE side furnish ample light and ventilation. The founda-tion walls are of stone, sunk three feet below the from the bottom of the foundation would be foundof great use in keeping the stables perfectly dry at allseasons. Below the ground, the walls may be built of drywork, but above the surface the best of mortar should beused in the building. Much of the solidity and dura- 44 BARN PLANS AND OUTBLILULVGS bilitj of a buiLliiifi depends upon llie excellence of tlv-mortar. The stable walls are so built that the baiu o
. Barn plans and outbuildings . Fig. 32—ELEVATION OF BARN AND STABLE side furnish ample light and ventilation. The founda-tion walls are of stone, sunk three feet below the from the bottom of the foundation would be foundof great use in keeping the stables perfectly dry at allseasons. Below the ground, the walls may be built of drywork, but above the surface the best of mortar should beused in the building. Much of the solidity and dura- 44 BARN PLANS AND OUTBLILULVGS bilitj of a buiLliiifi depends upon llie excellence of tlv-mortar. The stable walls are so built that the baiu oveihangs the entranceways six feet, which gives protectionagainst rain or snow, as well as prevents drifting of eitherinto the open upper-half of the doors or windows, tlui;permitting ventilation in stormy weather, and allownig. Ig. 66 PLAN OF yiMS FhOOU OF BARN aomfortable access from one door to another. The planshown in Figure 33 gives the arrangement of stalls andpassages. The horse stable, A, B, has two double stallsand a loose box for a mare and colt. C, C, is the cowstable, with stalls fm- twenty-two cows, arranged so thatthe animals hcnds in the rows are toward each other,with a central feed passage between. The ventilators BARN FOK MIXED FARMING 45 ami straw chutes, D, D, carry off, tbrougli the cupolas onthe top of the building, all the effluvia from the stables;the straw for bedding is thrown down through them fromthe mows or barn floor above. The compartments, E, F,are for calves or a few ewes with early lambs, which mayrequire extra care and protection. The root cellar, G, isentered from the feeding room, which also communicatesdirectly with each compartment. The cistern, H, is sunk M L-i ^US P JR p i\i M N — a r :r p Fig. 34—SECOND STORY OF BARX twelve feet beneath the floor of the root cell
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