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FARM MECHANICS 



The office is the proper place for making germina- 

 tion tests of various farm seeds. Seventy degrees of 

 heat is necessary for the best results in seed testing. 

 For this reason, as well as for comfort while working, 

 the heating problem should receive its share of atten- 



;2880 Sq.Ft 



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60' > 



232 Lineal 

 Feet of Wall 



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2l49fo Lin. 

 Feet of Wall. 



190^0 Lin. 

 Feet of Wall. 



Figure 172. Economy of Round Barn. The diagrams show that 

 the popular 36'x80' cow stable and the commonest size of round 

 barn have about the same capacity. Each barn will stable forty 

 cows, but the round barn has room for a silo in the center. Both 

 barns have feed overhead in the shape of hay and straw, but the 

 round feed room saves steps. 



Figure 173. Concrete Farm Scale Base and Pit. 

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tion. Many times it so happens that a farmer has a 

 few minutes just before mealtime that he could devote 

 to office work if the room be warm enough. 



Neatly printed letter-heads and envelopes are im- 

 portant. The sheets of paper should be eight 'and a 

 half by eleven inches in size, pure white and of good 

 quality. The printing should be plain black and of 



