248 MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURE. 



The roof to be covered with second quality of shaved cedar shingles, to 

 be laid not more than four and one-half inches to the weather, and nailed 

 with Swedes iron nails. The sides to be covered with the first quality 

 of spruce clap-boards, jointed and well butted, and nailed with six-penny 

 Tremont nails. The coving, gutter and trimmings to be wrought as per 

 plan, from good No. 3 Eastern pine stock. 



Cupola. — Not less than five feet square, to be framed into the roof, 

 with ventihiting doors and blinds, and pulleys and fastenings to the same ; 

 the height, projection and trimmings as per plan annexed. 



Doors and Windows. — The end doors to be of size of opening, as per 

 plan ; to be framed of two inch pine plank, and covered with narrow, 

 clear pine boarding, matched and beaded — made in one or two parts, as 

 the committee may direct — and hung at the top with rollers not less than 

 eight inches in diameter. Also a door at each end opening into the 

 tie-up of the cattle, eight feet in width, to be divided in the centre, framed 

 and covered in the same manner as the large doors, and hung with out- 

 side hinges, and to be furnished with suitable bolts and fastenings. Five 

 other doors to be furnished, to be located according to the directions of 

 the committee, and suitable bolts and fastenings to the same. 



Eight windows, of nine by twelve glass, to be located as directed by 

 the committee ; also, top-lights over the great doors, two lights of nine by 

 twelve glass in width, extending the width of the door-way ; also, a 

 window in each gable end, of nine by twelve glass, twelve lights. 



Flooring and Scaffolding. — The floor to be laid with henllock boards 

 and two inch pine plank — that for the drive-way to be of a uniform width 

 of twelve inches. The scaffold floors to be laid with two thicknesses of 

 hemlock boards ; all the boarding of the floors to be nailed with ten-penny 

 Tremont nails, and the planking with forty-penny Tremont nails ; in all 

 cases pains to be taken in laying the floors to break joints, and to lay the 

 boards and planks as closely as possible. 



Inside Finish. — Three stalls for horses, to be built of mill-planed 

 spruce, with crib and hay-rack according to the direction of the commit- 

 tee, with a suitable partition between the stalls and the barn floor-way, 

 and a sliding door to separate tlu-m therefrom ; the floor of the stalls to 

 be laid of two-inch pine plank, according to tlie direction of the commit- 

 tee ; stairs to be constructed leading to the scaffold. 



Tie-up for Cattle. — To be constructed the length of one side of the 

 barn, with floors, and ties, and trap-doors, according to the direction of 

 the committee. 



Meal Room and Calf Pen. — To be constructed according to the direc- 

 tion of tlie committee. 



Painting. — All the clap-boai'ds to be }):unted one coat of lead and 

 linseed oil ; the trimmings and doors tu be painted two coats of first 



