34 A STUDY OF FARM EQUIPMENT IN OHIO. 



wagon or buggy shed. A building 20 by 28 feet on the ground and 10 

 feet in height, with an 8-foot gable, is suggested. Two cribs, each 5 

 feet wide, and a driveway 10 feet wide, all extending the length of the 

 building, would occupy the floor space. For grain storage this build- 

 ing would provide 3,360 cubic feet and 280 square feet, or almost 

 exactly the remaining balance required (275 square feet and 3,352 

 cubic feet) as shown on page 33. Including the loft above the drive- 

 way, which could be used for the storage of light implements, ladders, 

 etc., 3,920 cubic feet would be provided for general farm purposes 

 and 280 square feet of ground space. This building, with the average 

 finish, will probably cost $200 to $250. 



Machinery shed and workshop. — In the foregoing plans for a base- 

 ment barn and a combined wagon shed and crib, an area of 1,382 

 square feet and a space of 14,752 cubic feet for general farm purposes 

 were provided. Balances of 656 square feet and 9,980 cubic feet are 

 yet to be provided for these purposes, if the requirements as set forth 

 in Table IX are complied with. The storage space for a part of the 

 farm machinery and a building for the farm workshop have not been 

 provided; hence, a building 22 by 30 feet and 12 feet in height to the 

 eaves is designed to meet these needs. If the workshop is finished 

 properly the building will probably cost $250 to $300. 



Hog house. — Only part of the farms have separate permanent hog 

 houses. The average floor space devoted exclusively to hogs on 

 the 21 farms was 327 feet. A house 12 by 27 feet would meet this 

 requirement and also provide for a 4-foot feed alley the length of the 

 buildmg and 4 pens 8 by 6 J feet. With this building, several portable 

 houses, and the occasional use of space in other buildings, the approx- 

 imate average herd shown in Table XIII (1 boar, 6 brood sows, 22 

 shoats, and 21 pigs) could be accommodated. If the house were 

 made 10 feet high in front and 8 feet in the back, with a shed roof, 

 the average requirement of cubic space would be met. The probable 

 cost of the hog house is $60 to $100. 



Poultry house. — Poultry houses on 5 farms other than the group of 

 21 which has been under discussion are considered in the followmg 

 averages. The average flock on these farms was equivalent to 106 

 hens, or a trifle larger than on the 21 farms. The floor space per hen 

 varied from 1^ to 11.7 square feet on diflerent farms. Excluding 

 the one farm having excessive allotment of space, the mean was 3.46 

 square feet per hen; and assuming 7 feet as the average height of 

 houses, the mean volume of space per hen was 24.4 cubic feet. On 

 40 per cent of the farms the area per hen was between 1 J and 2^ 

 square feet; on about 40 per cent of the farms the area of the poultry 

 house was between 150 and 250 square feet, and on 60 per cent of the 

 farms the number of fowls kept in one house was between 60 and 120. 



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