NEW BUILDING FOR FARM MECHANICS AT IOWA COLLEGE 

 OF AGRICULTURE AND MECHANIC ARTS. 



The buildino- for the new department of farm mechanics is an addi- 

 tion to Agricultural Hall, and is connected with it b}^ a corridor 27 

 feet long b}^ 15 feet wide. The main part of the new building is 60 b}^ 

 100 feet and contains two main floors. Each of these floors has a balcony 

 about 12 feet wide, which is supported by steel columns. The sec- 

 ond floor balcony extends over only a part of that floor, the remainder 

 l)eing inclosed and constituting an attic or third floor. The effect is, 

 therefore, that of a four-story building, there being windows on each 

 of the main and balcon}^ floors. 



The first or ground floor (fig, 5) contains a large machinery operat- 

 ing room 66i feet long l>y the full width of the ])uilding, with an 

 approach 11 feet wide and paved with brick. This room will be used 

 for the stud}" and operation of farm motors, such as gas engines, steam 

 traction engines, etc. At one side is a row of double forges supplied 

 with l)last from a fan, and a double row of anvils, for students' use, 

 and across the end is a row of benches. On this floor are also located 

 wood-working and iron-working shops for experimental purposes, 

 ))oth well equipped with hand and power machines, and also tool 

 rooms, toilet room, and a supply of lockers. These rooms and the 

 corridor all have a brick floor. The balcony of this floor will l)e used 

 as a carpenter shop for students of this department, and be provided 

 with circular saws, lathes, grindstone, emery wheel, etc. 



On the second floor (fig. 6) are located ofiices for the head of the 

 department, a class room about 21 by 30 feet, a drafting room 22 by 

 27 feet, and a students' stud}- and reading room 17 by 22 feet. About 

 half of this floor will be occupied by a smaller machine room 51 feet 7 

 inches by the width of the building. This room will be used for 

 setting up, operating, and testing various kinds of farm machintny, 

 such as binders, mowers, corn planters, corn shredders, plows, wagons, 

 etc. The connection with the main building is upon this floor. 



The balcon}^ and third floor (fig. 7) will be used for storing farm 

 machinery not in use, and will contain an office for assistants in the 

 department, a mailing room, and several storage rooms. Photo- 

 graphic and dark rooms for instructing the students of this depart- 

 ment in photography Avill be located on this floor, 



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