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proof, a stove may be put in. If a forge be installed, it and 

 the anvil should be placed on earth, concrete, or some other 

 kind of fire-proof floor. The exterior of the shop should be 

 made to conform to the style of the other buildings about the 

 place. In buying the equipment, care should be exercised to 

 get good, standard tools of known merit. 



QUESTIONS 



i. Why have a separate implement house on the farm? 



2. Discuss the best location for an implement house. 



3. How may the size of the implement house be determined? 



4. Discuss the construction of the foundation, the floor, the walls 

 and the roof of the implement house. 



5. Describe how the frame of an implement house may be con- 

 structed. 



6. To what use may the second floor of an implement house be 

 put? 



7. Why is a repair shop needed on a farm? 



8. Where should the farm shop be located? 



9. What are satisfactory dimensions for a farm shop? 

 10. Discuss the construction of a farm shop. 



LIST OF REFERENCES FOR FARM STRUCTURES 



Building Trades Handbook. 

 Farm Buildings. 



Radford's Practical Barn Plans. 

 Barn Plans and Outbuildings. 

 The Farmstead, I. P. Roberts. 

 Tuthill's Architectural Drawing. 

 Architectural Drawing, C. F. Edminster. 



Practical Suggestions for Farm Buildings, U. S. Dept. of Agri., 

 Farmers' Bui. 126. 



College Farm Buildings, Mich. Agri. Exp. Sta., Bui. 250. 

 Circular No. 15, Division of Forestry, U. S. Dept. of Agri. 

 Architects' and Builders' Pocket Book, F. E. Kidder. 

 Mechanics of Materials, Church. 

 Materials of Construction, J. B. Johnson. 



