THE BARN AND BARN- YARD. 



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In our wheat chapter we speak of barracks for storing 

 wheat, and promise in this chapter an engraving and bill of 

 lumber, with approximate estimate of cost. As there are many 



A BANK BAKN. 



farmers of small means who must run in debt for a barn, and 

 who should build so that when able they can add to it conven- 

 iently, I give here a plan which will meet the wants of such. 



One of the wings shown in the engraving can be put up and 

 used for barracks, or as a cheap barn; and when more room is 

 needed, or the farmer has the means, the other wing can be 

 added. It is not designed to use any timber larger than six 



A CHEAP BARN AND BARRACKS. 



inches square in this building, as when used for barracks it will 

 be filled so that all the weight will rest on the ground, and if 

 one wing is used for stabling the loft can be so well supported 

 by studding below as to bear all the weight that can be put on 

 it. In using this light timber it is not best to build wider than 

 twenty-six feet. The bill of lumber here given is for a build- 



