264 Plans of Farm Buildings. 
portion to open as indicated on the elevations, hung on centres and with eyes 
for cords. 
Eaves Gutter. — Provide for all eaves about the covered yards 6-in. deep 
half-round caves gutters, and to all others 5-in. ditto, socketed and bolted 
joints, and provided with all necessary stopped ends, angles, and nozzles. 
Rainwater Pipes. — Fix to all eaves gutters on the buildings, 3-in., and to 
the manure pit 2 j-in. round rainwater pipes with ears cast on, provided with 
necessary swan-necks, bends, offsets and shoes, and fix large plain heads where 
shown on the elevations. 
Wrot. Iron : — .1 
Eaves Gutter Brackets. — Provide for all eaves gutters, iron brackets 18 in. 
by J in. by J in. shaped to gutter, flattened one end, punched, and provided 
with two screws for fixing. 
Roof Strays and Bolts , fc. — Provide for all roofs, partitions, mangers, 
floors, &c., straps, bolts, rods, &c., as indicated on the drawings, roughly 
finished. 
Doors. — Provide for door ironwork as follows - For external cowshed, box 
and hospital doors, bands full width of the door, one-fourth 2 in. by T * y in., and 
remainder 1 j in. by J in., bolted to doors with -f-in. diameter bolts ; hooks of 
1-in. square metal, split shanks and claws at end, and J-in. diameter pivots 
welded solid ; latches 10 in. by 1J in. by J in. on plates 3 in. by 3 in. by J in. 
bolted to doors, with carry latches 1J in. by J in. bolted to doors and catches 
with wing guards on, of J-in. square metal and split shanks with claws at ends 
as before, and strong S handles ; fix strong hasps bolted to doors, and hooks 
bolted through walls for holding doors open. 
Fix to all ledged doors over 2 ft. 6 in. wide, bands as above, 2 in. by J in. 
and 1 J in. by J in., hooks of J-in. square metal having J-in. diameter pivots, 
latches 8 in. by 1J in. by J in., carry latches, catches, and hooks and hasps as 
before. . . , 
Fix to all small doors in chaff chamber and for putting manure out, bands 
"1 J in. by J in., hooks of J-in. square metal having J-in. pivots and strong hooks 
and hasps as before. 
Fix to yard doors, bands, one-fourth 2J in. by J in., and remainder 1 J in. 
by J in., bolted as before, and 10-in. by 1 J-in. by J-in. latches, catches with 
wings, guards bolted through door or posts as the case may require, hooks J-in. 
square metal, shouldered and bolted through posts or for letting into stones, 
having 1-in. diameter pivots and strong hooks and hasps as before. 
Gates. — Fix to all gaites, bands at least 3 ft. long, one-fourth 2J in. by 
in., and remainder 1 J in. by J in., bolted with J-in. bolts as before, and hooks 
of 1-in. square metal, shouldered and bolted through posts with 3-in. by 3-in. 
by J-in. shoulder plates each side, the gates in covered yards to be provided 
with two sets of hooks for raising the gates as required, and fix strong hooks 
and hasps as before. 
Vent it tors. — Provide chains 3 ft. long with J in. links by J in. metal, with 
plate at one end and ring at other for ventilators (four to each ventilator). 
Steelwork : — 
Joists. — Provide the following rolled steel joists : — 
For over cart shed, two joists 32 ft. long by 12 in. by 5 in. by 32 lb. per foot, 
and one 31 ft. long by 15 in. by 5 in. by 42 lb. per foot. 
For over mixing room, three joists, each 25 ft. long by 15 in. by 5 in. by 
42 lb. per foot, jointed together with 18-in. by 12-in. by J-in. fish plates. 
For over roots, two joists 11 ft. long by 9 in. by 4 in. by 21 lb. per foot. 
For over milk cart shed, two joists 16-ft. long by 10-in. by 5 in. by 30 lb. per 
foot. 
For over south side of chaff chamber, three joists 6 in. by 3 in. by 12 lb. per 
foot in lengths to suit openings over cow boxes, and not less than 18 It. long, so 
as to span two boxes in one length. 
For water tank, three joists 12 ft. long by 8 in. by 4 in. by 18 lb. per foot. 
