50 THE FARM DAIRY. 



TTie stone basement partially undergroimd I 

 have no use for, not even as a place to keep hogs 

 or store manure. A basement story in a framed 

 bam is all right; it gives opportunity for plenty 

 of windows and it is entirely practical to bridge 

 to the second story if one desires to do so; and 

 I believe it is a good plan. JnsisL_upQajLa aag, 

 windows onfall s ides of the ba m. There is no 

 daggg ofjiavi ng too mu^ ^ght. 



Provide Ample Foundation. — The foundation 

 of the building must be made to carry the load 

 that is put upon it and much depends whether 

 it is to be one or two stories. If one story and 

 a wooden floor supported by joists and sills, the 

 outside walls need to be somewhat heavier, and 

 piers will be required when a stone, or partition 

 wall is not built. Many bams have been nearly 

 ruined by not having sufficient foundation to 

 prevent their settling out of shape. 



The writer built a barn in 1876 that was 50x 

 60 feet with .28 feet postsi, the first eight feet be- 

 ing for stock. Under this bam were over forty 

 piers, those under the posts being three feet 

 square at the bottom. Into the second story of 

 this bam, when it was twenty-five years old, I 

 put a cement floor and it is carrying it perfectly. 

 This was done to utilize the room formerly 

 given to storing hay but was no longer needed 

 for this purpose with the coming of the silo. 



Be sure to provide for ventilation under the 



