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up to nearly the level of tlie floor of the loft a great deal of labor will 

 1)6 saved in handlinor both the harvest and the silaj^e, as the chaff- 

 cutterniay be placed on this floor, and all the feeding arrangements 

 thus be reduced to the simplest possible condition. Should the 

 l>uilding be ])laced on tlie side of a hill a baidc of earth may be 

 formed either at the end or against the side near the end of the 

 building. In oider to protect the wall from damp the excavation or 

 earth work shouhl be kept back from the wall for a space of two or 

 three feet, and the earth j)revented from falling in by slabs or sai)lings 

 so as to allow the wagon to be backed hard up against the wall of 

 the building. 



The temporary end may be filled in with panels of either weather- 

 boards or paling of about the same length and height as the panels of 

 an ordinary ])Hling fence. The rails are bolted to the studs and posts 

 so that the sftme panels may be used again whenever the building is 

 extended. A doorway ;it one or both ends is provided according to the 

 size and location of the building and its relation to its surroundings. 



Details of Construction- 



As will be sejen from the illustrations, the framing is of the 

 simplest description. The studs are 6x4, and all the rest of the 

 framing G x 2, or, if more convenient, saplings may be employed 

 throughout. Half-inch bolts are used to bolt the various timbers 

 together. ISo mortices or tenons are used, and the labour involved is 

 thus reduced to a minimum. The principals are set up eight feet apart, 

 this distance being selected because it allows two cows to stand 

 together side by side. Three longitudinal plates, also 6 x 2, are 

 bolted to the studs, one six feet fiom the ground floor, the second at 

 nine feet to carry the ends of the flooi- joists, and the third just 

 below the ends of the rafters. The following will bef»und the easiest 

 way to begin the work. First set out tlie framing by laying the 

 timbers of one of the piincipals on a level piece of ground in their 

 relative positions, and bore the holes for the bolts. The distance 

 between the two end bolts in the rafters is 17 ft. 3 in. The first set will 

 then serve as a jiattern for all the others. Then set up the studs and 

 posts, bra^e them plumb, and bolt on the two lower longtiudinal 

 plates and the floor joists. Then secure the brace on each side in its 

 position by bolting it to the stud and floor joist. The rafters are 

 lifted into position in the following way. Bolt the outer end of the 

 right hand rafter in its ])lace allowing its central end to rest on the 

 ground near the middle of the l)uilding Then taUe the left hand rafter, 

 bolt its central end to that of its fellow, and using the left rafter as a 

 pole raise the right hand one to its permanent position and fix it by 

 the bolt at the top of the brace. The left rafter will then hang from 

 its central bolt, its outer end is then carried up to its position and 

 bolted to the top of the stud. The collar tie is then placed in position,, 

 and lastly the top longitudinal i)late bolted on. 



The roof is best covered with galvanisetl iron, two nine feet sheets 

 being required for the building as shown in the illustrations. The 



