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672. Location. The location of the shop depends 

 greatly upon circumstances and taste. If the shop is 

 equipped with only a work bench and the tools which go 

 with it, it can be built in the barn, or a part of the ma- 

 chine shed be used. In fact a suitable place can be ar- 

 ranged almost anywhere. To locate a shop with a forge 

 in the equipment is a little more trouble. It should be 

 a separate building and far enough away from the other 

 buildings so that in case it should catch fire the other 

 buildings could be saved. Should the owner of a farm 



shop be fortunate enough to 

 possess a gasoline engine or 

 some similar source of 

 power, the engine can very 

 handily be placed in a room 

 adjoining the shop and a 

 shaft run one way into the 

 shop and another way into 

 the granary where the 

 sheller and grinder may be 

 located. 



673. Construction. That part of the shop floor about 

 the forge and anvil should be of earth or concrete, and 

 if concrete be used in this part it might as well be ex- 

 tended over all the floor space. The material and design 

 of the outside of the shop should conform to the style 

 of the other buildings about the place. 



674. Size. The size of the shop should conform to the 

 size of the farm and a man's ability as a mechanic. A 

 small farm does not require as well equipped a shop as a 

 large one. A farm close to town does not require 

 as large a shop as one several miles in the country. A 

 man who is inclined to handle tools more or less will 

 make very much more use of a shop than a man who will 



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