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BULLETIN No. 143 



[February. 



DISADVANTAGES OF THE POLYGONAL BARN 



A polygonal barn has the disadvantages of both the rectangu- 

 lar and the round barn, and is less stable than either. It must 

 necessarily have a heavy frame, which is expensive, and as the sid- 

 ing cannot run around the corners, it is very difficult to tie the dif- 

 ferent sides together sufficiently to prevent the barn being racked 

 by the wind. 



BARN No. 6 



i6-sided. 

 Built, 1888. 



FIG. 41. BAKN No. 6; 85 FEET IN DIAMETER; SAME SCALE AS DRAWING ON 



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