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ECONOMY OF THE ROUND DAIRY BARN 



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of three ^x6-inch pieces, running around the outside of the silo. 

 These joists are placed 2. l / 2 feet apart at the outside of the barn, 

 and half as many joists are used in the inner span, making the 

 joists at the silo one foot apart. The number of joists under the 

 driveways are doubled, being only i foot and 3 inches apart at the 

 outside of the barn. 



The studs, which are 2x6s, 20 feet long, were then placed on the 

 sill, about 2 feet 6 inches apart, being as evenly spaced between 

 the windows as possible, and temporarily braced, as shown in Fig. 

 13, until the 8-inch ship lap ceiling could be nailed on the outside. 

 This was carried up 5 feet to the second scaffold, and then covered 



PIG. 15. SHOWING AI/T, RAFTERS IN PI,ACE AND METHOD OF SHEATHING ROOF. 



to this height with shingles laid 5 inches to the weather. The 

 scaffolding was then moved up and this process repeated until the 

 siding was completed. The plate, made up of five 1x45, was then 

 built in the notch in the top of the studs shown in Fig. 13. 



The silo was completed, as before described. The rafters, 

 which were framed on the ground, were then erected, as shown in 

 Fig. 14, the first eight going to the center of the roof, and the 



