SHEDS 



studs are necessary; these should be 2x4*5, placed not over 3 

 feet apart. Either drop-siding, German or novelty siding or 

 ordinary weather-boarding may be used satisfactorily, but 

 the latter is somewhat light for a building of this kind and 

 would probably not be as durable as the others mentioned. 



The building may be entirely enclosed, having the doors 

 on the high side. The practice of enclosing the building 

 entirely is generally to be recommended, though sometimes 

 for the sake of economy and convenience and in localities 

 where the winds are very constant in their direction, it may 

 be advisable to omit part of the exterior wall covering, leav- 

 ing one side open, this side being the one opposite to the 

 direction from which the prevailing winds come. 



The Open Shed Type. Under some circumstances the 

 open shed type of building (shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 6) will be 

 the more suitable. This is especially true where wagons, 

 racks and spreaders are used frequently. The framing of the 

 building consists simply of 6x6 posts set on concrete piers at 

 intervals of 9 feet. On these are set 2x6 rafters supporting 

 a double pitched gable roof. The building is opened on 

 both sides but both ends may be enclosed. 



This building is extremely convenient, although it does 

 not give very thorough protection to the machines. A 

 wagon or spreader can be driven directly through one of 

 the bays and horses unhitched outside. With a building 18 

 feet wide and eaves overhanging one foot, the implements 

 will be protected from all but driving rains, though sweeping 

 snow will have free access to the interior. The posts are 

 placed nine feet apart in order to provide sufficient room 

 for driving a team through. It may be possible to reduce 

 this dimension to eight feet, or to increase it to 10 feet in 

 case a three-horse team is to be driven through. The con- 

 crete piers supporting the posts are made conical in shape, 

 acting thus as wheel guards to prevent the hubs of the 

 wheels from striking the posts. 



One or more bays of the shed may be enclosed if desired 

 to give adequate shelter to machines, such as mowers, bind- 

 ers, etc., which would suffer from exposure. Of course, the 

 shed as well as the preceding one can be built to any length 

 desired, though a building more than four times as long as 

 it is wide will present a somewhat peculiar appearance on 

 account of the long, low roof line. 



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