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Fig. 1 1 . Continuous House with a Walk. 



story building to be used as work shop, cook room and store room. The 

 ground dimensions of this building are 12 x 20 ft. It is 14 ft. high at the 

 eaves, 16 ft. at peak of roof; the first story 8 ft. in the clear. The diagram 

 also shows the plat of yards. The small yards 8 x 32 ft. correspond to the 

 divisions of the house. For every two small yards there is one large yard 

 1 6 x 64 ft., to be kept in grass. The capacity of the house is one hundred 

 and sixty to two hundred and forty fowls, with ten to fifteen in each pen. 

 The frame of the long house may be constructed with 

 sills of 4 x 4 in. stuff ; studs, plates and rafters of 2 x 

 3 in. scantling ; studs and rafters being 4 ft. apart at 



'' centers, except in front, where the 



iSS= studs should be spaced to come be- 

 ll^'r side window openings. The studs 

 ' " " and rafters of the two-story building 



Elevation of Front of Two Story Building and ,,*-,*. T .- 



PartofLongBuildinginFig.il. should be 2 ft. apart, at CCllterS. II 



Fig. 12. 



a board floor is put in the lower room 2 x 8 in. joists should be used, the 



same as for the upper floor. 



Materials. 



Dimension lumber : 



20 pieces 4 x 4 in., 16 ft. long ; 26 pieces 2x3 in., 16 ft. long ; 



94 pieces 2x3 in., 14 ft. long; 45 pieces 2x3 in., 12 ft. long; 



2 pieces 2x3 in., 20 ft. long; 24 pieces 2x8 in., 12 ft. long; 



8 pieces 2x2 in., 16 ft. long : 



2210 sq. ft. 



