: Kansas State Board of Agriculture. 



Most sheds are little more than roofs supported by large posts. These 

 supports may be of native timber, red cedar or old telephone poles, and 

 are usually planted in the ground to a depth of four or five feet, and set 

 in a mixture of concrete. They are spaced from twelve to seventeen feet 

 apart on either side of the shed, with a row down the middle in case of a 

 wide shed. The posts are topped with a plate. The plate supports an 

 even-span roof of about one-third pitch. The ridgepole and the rafters 

 may be of two-by-six-inch lumber, and the rafters may be spaced two feet 

 apart. Galvanized iron is the most popular roofing material, although 

 pine boards or other roofing material may be used. It is the custom to 

 prevent rain and snow from beating in on the hay by boarding the ends 

 and the sides down from the eaves to within eight or ten feet of the 

 ground with rough one-inch boards, providing openings for putting in the 

 hay. It is well to avoid crossbeams and other obstructions that might 

 interfere in filling the shed. However, the whole structure should be 

 solidly braced, as strength is one of the keynotes in the construction of 

 good hay sheds. 



PIG. 100. A hay shed with an adjustable roof. It is about twenty-five feet 

 square, the corner posts are smooth and strong, and it is well bolted together. The 

 roof is raised or lowered with rope and pulley, and is supported on iron pegs that 

 fit in holes bored in the corner posts at regular intervals. With this arrangement 

 the rain can not blow in on top of the hay, whether the shed be full or nearly 

 empty. A practicable small-scale method of storage near or in the feed lots. 



