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I also told Nelson to make plans and estimates 
for a large forage barn, 75 by 150 feet, 25 feet 
from floor to rafter plate, with a driving floor 
_ through the length of it and mows on either side. 
_ A granary, with a capacity of twenty thousand 
_ bushels, a large woodhouse, and a small house 
in the centre of this group where the fifteen 
_ horse-power engine could be installed, completed 
_ my commissions for that day. 
Plans for these structures were submitted in 
_ due time, and the work was pushed forward as 
rapidly as possible. The horse barn made a 
comfortable home for ten horses, if we should 
need so many,’ with food and water close at 
hand and every convenience for the care of the 
~ animals and their harness. The forage barn was 
not expensive, — it was simply to shelter a large 
quantity” of forage to be drawn upon when 
needed. The woodhouse was also inexpensive, 
though large. Wood was to be the principal 
fuel at Four Oaks, since it would cost nothing, 
and there must be ample shelter for a large 
amount. The granary would have to be built 
well and substantially, but it was not large. 
The power-house also was a small affair. The 
whole cost of these five buildings was $8550. 
_ The itemized amount is, horse barn, $2000, forage 
barn, $3400, granary, $2200, woodhouse, $400, 
 power-house, $550. 
