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RE N NIE S AGRICULTURE. 



Curb Roof. 



Sheeting Barn. 



Filling the 

 Barn. 



Unljitiing 

 Grain. 



Entrance to 

 Bam. 



Materials for 

 Walls and 

 Floors. 



The roof should not be higher than is necessary, 

 which will save considerable in the cost. A curb 

 roof economizes space, and with this style the barn 

 can be better lighted. See Elevation 2g. 



The sheeting for the outside of a barn and the 

 other farm buildings may be of pine boards, one inch 

 thick and ten inches wide, dressed on the outside. 

 The joints should be covered with battens, one inch 

 by two and a half, which should be nailed on per- 

 fectly perpendicular. 



In order to save time and labor the storing of 

 crops requires special attention. There is no diffi- 

 culty in filling the bottom portion of the mows, but the 

 question is which is the most economical and practical 

 method of filling the top portions, particularly with 

 sheaves. The double harpoon fork {see III. jo) 

 is all right for hay and peas, but is useless for 

 sheaves. 



The slings with double power pulleys {see III. ji) 

 handle both sheaves and hay or peas in a fairly satis- 

 factory way. One objection is that considerable 

 time is lost in the field in putting them in proper 

 shape. The rack lifter has many advocates, but 

 there is time lost in raising the load, and again in 

 lowering the rack and replacing it on the waggon. 

 Sheaves can be handled fairly satisfactorily by 

 havnng an extra man on a scaffold. 



It is an advantage but not necessary for a base- 

 ment bam to be on the side of a bank. For the 

 driveways it is advisable to build a wall twelve feet 

 from the barn, and cover it with plank. This will 

 keep the embankment back from the basement wall 

 and allow more light and air into the basement. 



The material for basement walls may be either 

 stone, brick or concrete, the latter being durable 

 and satisfactory. The floors should be concrete. 



