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ECONOMY OF THE ROUND DAIRY BARN 



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Diameter, 85 feet. 



Height, 26-foot posts on Q-foot wall. 

 Capacity, 88 cows ; 350 tons of hay. 



Foundation and first story, cement wall 9 feet above cement 

 floor. 



Supports, 4x85, placed just back of stanchions, 3 feet on center. 

 Studs, 2x1 os, 26 feet long, placed 2^ feet on center. 



FIG. 42. 



10 to 



OCALE. 



ARRANGEMENT OF cow STABLE IN BARN No. 6. 



Joists 3x125, 20 feet long, 14 inches on center for main span. 



Rafters, self supporting. Sheathed with ix6s with no space 

 between. This roof has a purline plate thrown in the gambrel. 

 The plate is supported only by the braces which tie the joints. 



The barn has been racked three times by the wind, replumbed 

 and heavy iron rods put in to brace it, yet it is out of ptumb at the 

 present time. 



