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washer to each end. To verandahs of stable put 4-inch x 2£-inch rafters, notched over 

 6-inch x 2£-inch top wall plates and splayed to top plate as indicated on drawing. All 

 feet of rafters to be neatly cut to plumb and arrised off before fixing. 



Roof over silo to be of 4-incli x 2i-ineh rafters, 8-inch x l^-inch hip boards with collar 

 ties as may be directed also trim and fix 5-inch x 5-inch final pointed away as ahown, 



set into sole plate on collar ties. 



Gables to have one pair of projecting rafters, finishing with roll on iron and lj-inch 

 quarter round or square fillet under. Ridge of stable roof to have vent constructed as 

 indicated with crossed, halved and lilted rafters, and 4-inch x 2-inch plates notched and 

 spiked on to take curved iron, which is to be enclosed at each end. The rid^e boards 

 beyond to be s inches x 1^ inch. 



If roof covering is galvanised iron .'5-inch x li-inch battens to be be nailed on at 

 30-inch centres secured with 4-inch and 3-inch nails. 



If covered with Malthoid, the whole roof to be sheeted with 6-inch x J-inch boarding 

 double nailed to each rafter. 



Gable ends of roof to be studded up, and covered with weatherboards as specified 

 for walls. 



Brace and stay roof as may be directed with 3-inch x lA-inch or 3-inch x 2-inch from 

 ridge to top plates, scarfed and spiked as required. 



To implement shed roof put Oregon tie beams 7- inch x 2^-inch notched f-inch down 

 on to top plates and bolted to rafter feet, also put 4-inch x 2-inch hangers as indicated 

 on section of drawing. 



Feed Truck and True 1 --.— Construct hopper-shaped feed truck 5 feet x 2 feet 6 inches 

 x 21 inches deep inside, made of 6-inch x 1-inch tongued and grooved boards ledged all 

 round on outside and with 3-inch angle fillets on inside corners, set on 4-inch x 2i-inch 

 frame and mounted on 8-iuch flanged wheels, running on light iron or 3-inch x 2-inch 

 hardwood rails set on 4-inch x 2|-inch sleepers as indicated on drawing. Fix track for 

 truck as indicated. The whole to be wrot and neatly finished for painting and to run 

 under silo floor to stop block as shown. 



Doors, Shutter*, and Gates. — To silo, harness room, grain bin, and stables, make and 

 hang to posts or studs, with hinges as provided, ledged and braced doors, the stable 

 doors to be in two parts as shown. To upper door in silo fix weatherboard on bottom 

 to throw rain off to platform. Provide and fix stops to each as ma}' be directed. 



Sills to be fixed to all outer doors, rooms, and stables as will be directed. All shutters 

 to be similarly made and hinged where shown on plans. Sheeting of all doors and 

 shutters to be 6-inch x 1-incli tongued, grooved and bevelled both sides, on 7-inch x 

 1^-inch ledges and 4-inch x lj-inch braces, all wrot and put together as will be directed. 



To passage through stalls make and hinge light pine gates of 3-inch x 2-inch Oregon 

 frame, with 3-inch x 1-inch pickets (not as shown) hinged with T hinges aud fitted with 

 spiral springs to hanging styles. 



Windows. — To grain bin and harness room fit up stock size sashes 5 feet 1^ inches x 

 2 feet 10 inches, to slide between studs, set on 2 feet sloping sills and to have outer 

 stops finishing to weatherboards and inside stop beads and parting slips, fastener to 

 each pair. 



Flooring. — To silo grain bin, and harness room set 5-inch x 2^-inch joists at 18-inch 

 centres on 5-inch x 4-inch bearers, securely spiked at ends, and cover same with 4-inch 

 x 1-inch tongued and grooved closely cramped flooring, double nailed, punched and 

 flushed off at joints. 



All flooring to be cut close up to weatherboards. 



To each door set 7-inch x 2|-inch sill, rounded on nosing edge and projecting 1 \ inches. 



Tank Stands. — Construct stand for two 1,000-gallon. tanks as indicated with 4 ; 1 >-inch 

 brick walls on 9-inch footings, set in cement mortar, with 4-inch x 3-inch plates bedded 

 to take 2-inch thick decking, all set as continuous, for the two tanks. 



Plumber. 



Fix to all eaves where shown 5-inch guttering on bracket and top stay to each rafter, 

 the joints to be riveted and soldered, and outlets to down pipes provided. Fix to ridges 

 and hips 16-inch capping, screwed to battens as may be directed. To ridge over stable 

 fix curved iron, trimmed on edges and screwed to plates bolted where necessary at lap 

 joints. 



