Construction of Barn Frames. 



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siding and sheeting to give the barn its needed ability to 

 withstand wind pressure. 



When the -two inch lumber used in the plank frame is 

 treated as studding and the siding and sheeting are put on 

 horizontally, and securely nailed, the whole covering of the 

 barn then braces it from all sides and does double duty by 

 largely dispensing with braces. To distribute the plank, 

 using them as studding rather than building them into 

 timbers forming bents, does not give them less power to 

 withstand pressure from within or without and much less 

 lumber, less nails and less labor are required. 



Where the building is long and broad so as to require the 

 sides to be tied, bents may be used and made in the ordinary 

 way except that less lumber need be used at the walls. 



419. The Round Barn Frame. The strongest possible 

 structure for a barn, with the least amount of lumber in its 

 frame and the least special attention to bracing, is secured 



Fio. 148. Showing frame and general plan for a cylindrical barn. A. 

 barn floor extending around the silo; B, hay bay; C, granary; and 

 T, tool room. 



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