BUILDINGS 



to 2 feet, and affording an extraordinarily strong base for 

 nailing the siding. The studs and timber for each crib 

 are bound together by 1x12 ties at a height of 8 feet, and 

 a 2x6 tie on the plate above every stud. One inch ties are 

 used in the body of the crib because they interfere less with 

 the settling and shrinking of the corn. 



J^-o 



Each pair of 6x6 timbers on the inside of the building 

 are framed together by means of a 6xio extending across 

 the wide driveway at a height of 10 feet, or just sufficient to 

 give clearance to a wagon and driver, and a 4x6 just below 



Fifteen 



