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cheap wood. It needs no argument to prove 

 that the numerous detached rural buildings so 

 often seen on the farm should be remodeled ; 

 but how ? To illustrate, let the buildings shown 

 •in Fig. 114, which is from a photograph, be 

 taken. Move the four largest buildings to 

 some suitable site without taking the frames 

 down, and out of the timbers of the other 

 structures build a basement story. It will take 

 just one -half as much material to board the 

 new structure as the four old ones, plus that 

 required to fill the gaps where the old struc- 





The profit of the farm is absorbed in doing the chores. 



tures do not join (see plan. Fig. 115). These 

 openings, eight and twelve feet, are all so 

 short that the frames may be made continuous 

 by means of light pieces of material, which will 

 serve for nailing girts. When the old buildings 

 have been united, some of the inside posts 

 may be in inconvenient positions. If so, trusses 

 appropriately placed in the mow story will per- 

 mit the removal of the obstructing post, as 

 shown in Figs. 116 and 117. 



If a steep curb roof, which may be self- 



