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ECONOMY OF THE ROUND DAIRY BARN 



necessary to base it upon the 

 money value, and for this purpose 

 the total cost of lumber has been 

 figured in each case. The lumber 

 values used thruout are the best 

 average prices that could be ob- 

 tained. As the same prices are 

 used for the material of all the 

 barns, the comparisons of cost are 

 correct, altho these exact prices 

 will not hold for all localities and 

 all times. 



Since a silo cannot be 

 economically built inside of a 

 rectangular barn, the first com- 

 parison is made with the barns 

 simply enclosed, altho one of the 

 chief advantages" of a round barn 

 is the deep silo which it is pos- 

 sible to build so economically in the center. 



Another item of economy in the circular barn is less framing 

 lumber. This form has the strongest possible construction with 

 the least lumber in the frame, and the least bracing, not a single 



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PLANK FRAME BARN, END VIEW. 



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FIG. 9. SHOWING CONSTRUCTION OF MORTISE FRAME BARN, SIDE VIEW. 



