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floor space for hay and 230 for grain storage; but, since volume is 

 rather the essential, it provides 39,168 cubic feet for hay and 1,840 

 cubic feet for grain, leaving balances of 7,390 cubic feet for hay and 275 

 square feet and 3,352 cubic feet for grain to be provided elsewhere. 

 In the driveway 14 by 36 feet, and storage space 26 by 23 feet, an area 

 of 1,102 square feet and a volume of 10,832 cubic feet are provided 

 for general farm purposes, leaving a balance of 936 square feet and 

 13,900 cubic feet to be provided for general purposes in other buildings. 



The cost of this barn will vary with many factors and can more 

 easily be estimated by the contractor than the necessary size; hence, 

 dimensions only are emphasized in this study. A study of cost items 

 of four comparatively new barns of similar type indicates that about 

 2^ cents per cubic foot inclosed will cover the cost of a barn of this 

 size and type. Ohio farmers who have timber available commonly 

 utilize lumber sawed on the farm, the exact value of which it is 

 difficult to estimate. This barn contains 70,560 cubic feet; at the 

 rate given it would cost close to $1,800, but this is probably a low 

 estimate. 



Hay ham. — Where a basement barn is not practicable a second 

 building is usually provided for the storage of hay and the shelter 

 of a part of the live stock. On some farms such hay barns are made 

 large enough so that sheds attached to the barns are dispensed with. 

 In order to provide for the additional space (448 square feet and 

 3,925 cubic feet) required for '^All stock" and for the additional 

 storage of hay, a building of this sort is here planned for the average 

 farm supplemental to the above-planned farm. To combine the 

 cubic space required for both purposes with the floor space required 

 by "All stock" would result in a building of unusual proportions, 

 hence the ground area is increased from 448 to 512 feet as shown in 

 Table X. A building 16 by 32 feet, 16 feet high to the "square," 

 with roof given one-half pitch will give an excess of 64 square feet 

 and 171 cubic feet for "All stock," If the second floor is placed 8 

 feet above ground it will also provide 6,144 cubic feet for the hay 

 storage, as compared with the remaining requirements of 7,390 cubic 

 feet. A further increase of floor space accompanied by a decrease in 

 height would improve the proportions of the building, though they 

 are not unusual. This building may be of cheap construction; 

 $150 should cover the cost. 



Wagon shed, crib, etc. — The grain room in the basement barn 

 failed to provide for a large part of the space required for grain 

 storage. The ratio between floor and cubic space remaining suggests 

 a high crib or granary. A popular building is a double crib, or a 

 combination of crib and granary, with a driveway between, which, 

 when inclosed by doors at either end, may be used as a convenient 



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