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ond floor, and the joists do not support the plate and prevent 

 the thrust of the rafters from spreading the building, there 

 should be several diagonal braces from the plate to the joist. 

 The implement house may be built with one side open. 

 This is a convenient arrangement, but does not keep out the 

 dust; and the chickens of the farm, if not confined, will find 

 the machinery a very satisfactory roosting place, much to the 

 detriment of the machinery. If large doors are provided, it 



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Fig. 299. A cross section of the house shown in Fig. 298. 



will not be inconvenient to store the various machines; in 

 fact, one entire side may be made up of doors hung on a 

 double track, half of them being on the outside track and the 

 other half on the inside track. This arrangement permits of 

 the doors 1 being opened at any point. 



It is often an advantage to have a second floor, to accom- 

 modate the light implements, such as the cultivator, stalk 

 cutter, corn planter, etc. The implements may be drawn 

 up on a runway by means of a horse and a rope and pulley. 



