THE SHED 



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butts embedded securely in the earth, standing up 

 straight 8 or 8 \ feet out of the ground. Presuming 

 that you are erecting a shed the size I have men- 

 tioned as suitable for 50 head of cattle or 150 sheep, 

 you now dig similar holes, and firmly fix posts in 

 them every 8 feet, in line with your corner ones, along 

 each four sides, making a square of sixteen posts in 

 all, thus : 



32 feet 



Proceed then with the holes and posts inside the 

 shed, 8 feet apart in every direction, in precisely the 

 same manner, when the most arduous part of your 

 labour will be over. The roof supports will now 

 number twenty -five, in the following form : 



