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ROCHESTER, If. Y.-FOIt THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1859. 
MOORE’S RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
AN ORIGINAL WEEKLY 
RURAL, LITERARY AND FAMILY NEWSPAPER. 
on a rainy day, should circumstances require it. 
Next, south, is a tool-room for heavy tools, or such 
as are not often used; wagons in winter and sleighs 
in summer, plows, harrows, drills, roller, reaper, 
&c., with stairway to stable above. 
FIRST FLOOR. 
The horse-stable, which occupies the south end, is 
18 feet in width, and divided into six stalls of equal 
capacity, and one of 10 feet, into which a team 
coupled can be easily driven in case of necessity. A 
stairway leads to floor above, and a place for harness. 
The forage for horses is put into tubes above, about 
two by three and a half feet square, one tube fur¬ 
nishing two horses, who draw it from the bottom, 
and eat more, as nature designed them to do, than 
is usual. The floor is double, and is made tight 
with tar and lime, which makes a cement that is 
impervious to water, as well as a preserver of wood. 
The manure is dropped through a trap-door to the 
shed below, and mixed with that of the sheep and 
cattle. 
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addressed to D. D. T. MOORE, Rochester, N. Y. 
For Terms and other particulars, see last page. 
VIEW, 
rooUs, &c., they are immeasurably superior to having 
the whole economy of the barn on the main floor, or in 
separate buildings. 
We also have many other plans and drawings, “ too 
numerous to mention,” many of them combining valua¬ 
ble improvements over the barns in ordinary use in the 
country, and w.e think..their. mibUcatiqn. in an agrieul- 
knowledge, and produce a better style of ' ..n^truction 
,o,nd the contributors are .well entitled toiAA-v thanks of 
tiie agricultural community. 
The committee recommend the making of small 
wicket doors in all large main doors, to pass in and out, 
when tiie large doors are not required to be open—to 
save labor and the slamming by wind and beating in of 
storms of rain and snow; or that the largo doors be 
made on the sliding railroad principle, with the track 
and rollers on the top. Also, that tin scuppers be con¬ 
structed on all the roofs to carry off the water from the 
foundations, and to fill a eistern in the basement story. 
II. SWEET ,t SONS’ PREMIUM BARN—DESCRIPTION, 
Our farm contains lOoAres, including woodland, 
and is situated in Poi^Bn, Onondaga Co., a little 
north of the dividing^RjVo which separates tin 
waters of the Susquel'j^m lY,,m the Sl Lawrence 
aho-^B^I of 
The farm has been the last sixty year; 
to grain and stock-raYo®.', and to meet its want! 
there had been built, in's group, one barn 30x6-1 
one 30x40, a horse-stable between the two 16x46 
FOUNDATION. 
The excavation for the whole structure, includ¬ 
ing that in the yard, is, at the south-west corner, 
about three feet in depth, and graded to a slope ol 
one in forty; the natural slope, being one in ten, as 
shown in dotted 1^“*-' ~~ r u„. tv., 
earth exc avated vv/ l -s placed in the /approach to the 
d,.<n-s, «ii\riio went, as shown above the dotted 
RURAL FIRST PREMIUM RAPNr 
.ot,..u>v we give the Report of the Committee 
app/oim^d to examine the different plai^A.,,.*-. 
in Competition for the Rural’s Premiums offered 
for the best, three Barns, and to make the awards. 
They have given much time to the matter, and 
have well performed the work assigned them, as 
all, we think, will agree on examining the plans 
which they have selected for premiums, the first of 
which we now give our readers. It is truly a 
Premium Barn, and no one can study its internal 
arrangement, or mode of construction, without 
profit: 
Mr. Moore:—O n examining the papers put in our 
hands, as a committee, to decide upon the best proposi¬ 
tions offered for Farm Barns, we found quite a multi¬ 
plicity of designs, having many excellent features; but, 
in our opinion, many were quite too expensive for ordi¬ 
nary farmers, and entirely beyond their ability to erect, 
and only adapted to the able and wealthy, who cultivate 
and embellish their country homesteads for pleasure and 
beauty, rather than profit. Many of the applications 
were as much below our views as those before mention¬ 
ed were above; but perhaps adapted to particular loca¬ 
tions or purposes and restricted means. 
If we understand your views in offering a gratuity 
for the best barns, it was designed to meet the wants of 
the great majority of farmers, as they now exist in the 
country, adapted, not alone to the stock-raiser, dairy¬ 
man, or grain-grower, but to all these combined, and 
for general farm purposes, including, not only beauty of 
structure, but the greatest amount of convenience, 
cheapness, and adaptation to all the wants of the ma¬ 
jority of farmers. 
We find among tiie propositions, one of a Circular 
Barn, 90 feet in diameter, from C. J. Katiibun, Spring- 
field, Mass., with basement, well arranged with cattle 
and horse stalls, and the requirements for feeding ani¬ 
mals, and contrivances for every use required — the 
main floor, with a driveway round the entire structure, 
with hay and grain bays, granary, &c., lighted by sky¬ 
lights and side windows. This barn, combining many 
conveniences, from its great cost puts it beyond the 
means of ordinary farmers. 
Also, one well adapted to small farms, by G. M. Rey¬ 
nolds, of Corunna, Shiawassa Co. Mich., with a base¬ 
ment and ornamental finish, costing only $0*14. Tlio’ 
we cannot go into details, yet wo think it well adapted 
for those who farm from 40 to 60 acres, and the plans 
and drawings well worthy of publication. 
There ure also plans by E. Fassett, of Eorkston, I’a. 
and W. J. B., of Canandaigua, N. Y., each witii a 
lean-to attachment for stabling and other purposes 
which may, in some cases, be advantageous, but your 
committee cannot recommend a barn-yard without open 
sheds, as air and exercise are important to stabled ani- 
PLAN OF FIRST FLOOR. 
A. Horse Stable. B. Grain Bins. 
C. Bam Floor. D. Bay. 
E. Stock Yard. 
The grain bins are next north of the stable, and 
form part of the partition between the stable and 
main floor. They are four feet in width, and have 
a capacity for 500 bushels of grain. The bottom 
of the bins slopes towards the main floor, and is ten 
inches above it. This admits of the drawing of the 
grain into the half bushel with ease, or of emptying 
a whole bin upon the floor in a few minutes if it 
were required. The bins have a free circulation of 
air on every side, and no sight for a mouse to get 
foothold, except on the covers, in plain sight of any 
who happen to be on the main floor. 
uiu. i. ILAN SHOWING END JOINTS OF FLOORING. 
The main floor is of spruce, 1 }i inches thick, laid 
upon inch hemlock. It is tongued and grooved, 
and the end joints sawed with a double bevel, to 
prevent any springing of the end, as seen in fig. 1. 
The floor is 40x41 feet surface, and has nothing to 
break bulk in any direction. That portion between 
the doors is calculated to have grain mowed upon 
it, and is furnished with an extra moveable floor, 
that is inserted after the grain is threshed, to hold 
the straw above, thus giving great room below, 
which is often required in threshing clover seed. 
On the north-east corner of the floor is a stair-way 
to the cow-stable below. This room is lighted by 
three windows on the east and one on the west, 
with two large single rolling doors on the east, and 
two large double rolling doors on the west. 
SECOND FLOOR. 
The second floor, accessible by stairs from the 
horse-stable, is tight over the stable and grain bins, 
but is moveable over all other parts. It has a 
cubic capacity of about 40,000 feet, and is calculated 
for hay, grain, clover seed and straw. When that 
portion of the main floor before spoken of, is used 
as a mow, the capacity of the barn is increased 
about 4,000 cubic feet. This entire space is only 
broken by six braces, eight inches square—so near 
perpendicular as not to interfere with the settle¬ 
ment of grain or hay—and six iron rods 1 % inches 
in diameter and perpendicular. The cupola thro’ 
TRANSVERSE SECTION, 
naturally from the yard in three ways. On the 
first of May, 1857, they were destroyed by fire. 
The first requirement with us was, where shall 
"e put a new one? — for we were well aware that 
one good big one was better than six small ones. 
AV e selected a site further from the dwelling than 
before, on land that sloped to the north-west, about 
one foot in ten, a little east of the summit of the 
ridge, where the water naturally runs to the west 
and north-east. The reasons for the selection were, 
that the earth excavated might be used in the ap- 
In looking over these plans and specifications, this 
committee cannot but express their gratification at tiie 
many evidences of improvement in the “ Rural Dis¬ 
tricts." Who can but remember the few years ago 
when through the whole country one barn was the 
counterpart of another, 30 by 40 feet, with a bay on one 
side and a stable and granary on the other, covered 
witii unseasoned, rough boards, open and uncomforta¬ 
ble ; and it is gratifying to all well wishers of tiie farm 
ing interest that this era is fast passing away, giving 
place to new and improved structures, making some 
pretensions to architectural beauty, and profitable and 
convenient arrangements. 
merely returns four feet in length; the remainder 
being open space, or wood upon a low wall, but 
above the reach of manure, rendering it as easy of 
ventilation as if it were not abasement. The south 
wall is backed by earth five feet, the west three 
feet, and the north two feet; the east being entirely 
above grade. 
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BASEMENT. 
A. Open Shed. E. Passage. 
B. Tool Room. F. Bay. 
C. Stock Yard. G. Area. 
D. Stabling. H. Approach Embankment. 
The north end of basement is occupied by a Bay 
for hay, that extends to the top, 17 feet in width, 
and has a cubic capacity of about 23,000 feet. South 
of this, and entirely across the building, is the 
cattle-stable, sixteen feet in width, including the 
passage and stairway to the floor above. Next is 
the open shed, 32x40 feet, with nothing to obstruct 
communication with the yard, except two cast iron 
columns, that support the sills above; easily ven¬ 
tilated at any time through the windows on the 
west, and capable of receiving, with plenty of spare 
room, a ten-horse-power to do the threshing above 
LONGITUDINAL SECTION. 
Tiie Committee, after spending a good deal of time in 
examining and investigating the plans submitted to 
their inspection, have agreed to recommend the follow¬ 
ing as the best three offered to meet the wants of the 
farming community, and in accordance with tiie views of 
your original intention in making the proposition: 
1st—To Horace Sweet & Sons, Pompey, Onondaga 
Co., N. Y. 
2d—To Ira Armstrong, Wheatland, Monroe Co., N. 
Y. 
3d —To James Whitney, Horselieads, Chemung Co., 
N. Y. E. W. Lay, ) 
Stephen Killam, \ Corn. 
L. B. Langworthy, ) 
proach upon the west, and thus make the water run 
from the barn in every direction, and save making 
a deep excavation. 
The next item in consideration was its size. This 
we determined by counting the cubic contents of 
the old ones, and adopted 40x80, and 19 feet above 
basement, with a truss frame and flat roof. 
M e next considered its internal arrangements. 
We needed a Grain, Hay, Horse, Cattle and Sheep 
Barn, the details of which are clearly shown in the 
plans, but the reasons therefor will be given as we 
ascend from the 
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