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THE GENESEE FARMER. 



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is so distant from all others, and having a fire place, 

 as to render it suited to sickness. If desired, a pas- 

 sage-way may be made through the closet, connect- 

 ing it with the library. 



For large dairies, I would construct the rear rooms, 

 heretofore mentioned for farm laborer's bed rooms, 

 as shown in the rough plan accompanying, marked B. 



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ESTIMATE OF COST. 



1,000 feet hewed limber, at 2c, $20 00 



4,134 " inch pine boards planed, I0|c, 44 65 



4,100 < ; roof boards, at 7c, 28 70 



1,200 " i inch for battings, 12 60 



500 " Ij inch, second clear, at 13c, 6 50 



200 " l| " " say, 3 00 



182 " 1£ " for water table, 175 



21.000 shinglesat $2,50, 52 50 



968 feet, or 66 pieces 4 by 4 scantling, 11 feet long; 

 320 feet, or 24 pieces, 10 feet long; 171 feet, or 8 

 pieces, 16 feet long; 168 feet, 3 by 4, 14 feet long; 

 576 feet, or 32 pieces, 2 by 4, 18 feet long; 880 

 feet, or 80 pieces, 2 by 4, 11 feet long; 176 feet, 

 or 16 pieces, 2 by 4, 11 feet long; 184 feet, 2 by 4, 

 long as possible; 118 joists, 2 by 8, 16 feet long, 

 16 joists, 2 by 8,10 feet long: 54 joists, 16 feet long; 

 — for ceiling joists. Estimate all the scantling at 50 00 

 Joiner work, to frame, enclose, make sash, &c.,i.. 200 00 



( llass and putty for windows, - 20 00 



Nails . 15 00 



Door and window swings, 10 00 



$464 70 

 This is exclusive of the cellar wall and under-pin- 

 ning, which, '.villi the chimneys, may be [inclu- 

 sive of materials,] made for, — 125 01) 



Flooring, 20 00 



Inside joiner's work and lumber, 150 00 



Lath and plastering, 200 00 



$959 70 

 Extras, 40 30 



$1000 00 

 This of course does not allow for the digging of cellar or 

 hauling of lumber; — that must be calculated according as the 

 distance is far or near. The green house is of course extra, 

 as that does not properly belong to the bouse, but is a luxury 

 which, if the house fronts to the north, could be constructed 

 at a small expensi — say thirty dollars. 



Should any person, from want of means at command, de- 

 mly in build the main house, with int< ution ;;t some 

 future day, if desirable, to add the wings, 1 would offer the 

 ground plan No. C, in which the front and outward appear- 

 ance of house is retained, except the wings. The stairs 

 from hall, which will be only 8 feet square, will have two 

 font landings, and rise so as to hrint; the platform of turning 

 directly en :i level with the top of front door. 



Such a house may tie constructed on the plan as described, 

 at from 5 to 6(10 dollars — as lumber and labor can be obtained. 



PLAN C I WQOQ shed 



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KITCHEN 



14 xre 



CLOSET 2* S \ 



CLOSET 

 CLOSET 



si 



EARLQR 



BED ROOM 

 8*12, 



HALL 



Again, the entrance door, instead of being on the gable end 

 may be as in plan D. The hall being in center of house, the 

 stairs to chamber would have to be a half- circle. The stairs 

 might be reversed, and the room now 8 by 9, .made 8 by 12. 

 So vice versa, and then open the room to be 8 by 9 from the 

 hall, and use it for a library, or office, as might be required. 



PLAN D. 



WOODSHED 



; .M1£IQ£32nr=EI 



PARLOR 

 14- * IQ 



BED ROOM 

 S* 12, 



KITCHEN 

 14- xl& 



BED ROOM 

 Sx 9 







To make the house pretty, this way of fronting, the man- 

 ner of finish would have to be more expensive, and a gable 

 should be raised from the roof, and a window to correspond 

 be introduced over the entrance door, or a projecting porch 

 forming the hall might be constructed. — Transactions N. Y. 

 State Agricultural (Society for 1848. 



