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BULLETIN No. 143 



[February, 



The cost of this barn, if built on the ordinary dairy farm, could 

 be materially reduced without shortening the life of the barn. 

 Owing to the conditions under which this barn was built, it was 

 necessary to pay for hauling all material to the farm, two and one- 

 half miles from town. All of the labor had to be hired, and as it 

 was necessary for the men to board themselves the wages paid 

 were proportionately higher. The farmer usually does the exca- 

 vating and hauls the brick, sand, and lumber with his own teams, 

 tends the mason, and does quite an amount of the rough work 

 with his own help, besides boarding the men, all of which would 



FIG. 26. BARN No. 2, 80 FEET IN DIAMETER; ENGINE ROOM IN FOREGROUND. 



greatly reduce the cost. The construction could also be cheapened 

 by using drop siding to cover the outside, instead of shingles, which 

 in this case were used over ship lap on the side walls to improve 

 the appearance. This barn could be still further cheapened by put- 

 ting hoops, five feet apart, around the studs, and covering with 

 common 1x12 boards, put on vertically, as is done in some cases. 

 A saving could also be made on the mill work and large doors by 



