PLACE FOE GRANARY. 105 



Let us now look at the capacity of this barn. The bay, 

 including half of the scaffold over the floor, will store 50 

 tons of hay. The scaffold on the other side of the floor, 

 having the same square feet as the bay, and a height of 15 

 feet to the top of the plate, will hold 1,000 bushels of grain 

 in the straw, or a like bulk of other fodder. 



The best place for the GRANARY in this barn, or any 

 other, is over the main floor, at one end. Let some strong 

 joists be laid across the floor-beams, and a matched floor, 

 14 feet long, and of the width of the floor to outside of 

 beams, be laid on these joists. Fasten some standards on 

 the outside of the floor-beams, two feet a^art, reaching 

 eight feet above this floor ; side these up on the inside with 

 matched pine. Now divide the space between these two 

 sides into three parts, by erecting standards for two parti- 

 tions, eight feet high. These partitions will be four feet 

 apart, and, when sided up with matched stuff, will give 

 three divisions or bins, which, being 4 x 14 x 8 feet high, 

 will hold 360 bushels each. If more bins are wanted, 

 these can be divided in the middle, making six bins, 4x7 

 x 8 feet high, holding 180 bushels each. These bins should 

 all be floored over, with lids on top, through which the 

 grain is emptied. Now make a draw in the bottom of each 

 bin, so that the grain may be drawn down through a cloth 

 spout into bags. The grain is easily elevated into these bins 

 by horses, with the ordinary pitching rope and pulley; and 

 the space occupied by this granary is not needed for other 

 purposes. We have found this arrangement of grain bins to 

 save much labor during the year. The space under the 

 scaffold 735 square feet will give room for buggies, tools, 

 etc. The floor over it being made dust-tight, it will be as 

 clean as any barn built for the same purpose. Let the small 

 farmer scan closely this form and size of barn, and see if 

 he can get more conveniences for as much money. 



