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The Farmstead 



The first story 

 in most of the old 

 barns is entirely 

 too low. This may 

 be remedied by 

 building the out- 

 side supporting 

 walls of the pro- 

 posed remodeled 

 building two to 

 three feet above 

 the level of the 

 ground. This will 

 add as much to 

 the lower story as 

 the wall is above 

 the ground, less the 



Fig. 118. Old style of roof below, 

 and new style ciirb roof above. 



Fig. 117. 

 A trussed frame, where a post is removed. 



room required for placing 

 the basement floor. If 

 treated in this manner the 

 old inside sills, sleepers, 

 and joists should be removed 

 and the inside post sup- 

 ported on stone or brick 

 piers. All this will give 

 opportunity to construct the 

 basement floors on the 

 ground, or near to it, 

 and of such shape and 

 material as the new plans 



