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horse barn and provide for one row of stalls and a row of 

 box stalls. It is a good width for a henhouse or ma- 

 chinery storage. If a barn is narrower than this, it does not 

 give room for two lines of cows. If wider, it makes the 

 work of mowing away the hay too great. 



The critical points in a building are the roof and founda- 

 tions. Paint is usually more emphasized because it is 



FIG. 103. Cows in the barn shown in Figure 102. The capital is in- 

 vested in the stock rather than in the building. 



more conspicuous, but it is the roof and foundations that 

 really limit the life of buildings. 



247. The farmhouse. The type of house that is 

 suited to the city is wholly out of place in the country. 

 The superabundance of gables and striking shapes may not 

 be conspicuous in a city, but in the country they give an 

 appearance of lack of dignity. A house that is to stand 

 alone must have strong lines. 



