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AMERICAN AGRICULTURIST. 
[May, 
Plans of a Cattle Barn. 
FIRST PRIZE, CLASS III., BY “PAINTER” (ALFRED H. 
GLOVER), SAGINAW GO., MICH. 
The main barn is 26 by 42 feet, framed of 
timber the usual way, with four bents, one 
Fig. 1.— ELEVATION OF CATTLE BARN, 
at each end—the two center ones 10 feet- 
apart. The sheds are 12 by 26 feet, framed 
of 2 by 4 scantling, the whole double-boarded 
with inch boards, and tarred paper felt be¬ 
tween the boards, with the cracks on the 
outside battened with 8-inch stuff, and 
shingled with No. 1, 18-incli shingles, laid six 
inches to weather. The excavation is two 
feet below the surface of the ground. The 
stone foundation, 18 inches thick, is 44- feet 
above ground; liiglit of cellars, 61 feet; 
hight of stables, 7 feet; liight of mam barn 
from stone foundations to top of plate, 18 
feet; from top of plate to top of ridge, 7£ 
feet; hight of sheds from stone foundation 
to top of plate, 7 feet. The roof is third 
pitch. The rafters are two feet apart, made 
floor, fig. 8, is reached by an inclined floor, 
10 feet wide, commencing at the front of the 
barn, one foot above the ground and rising 
until it reaches the level of the stable floor, 6 
feet from the rear of the barn. An alley, 6 
feet wide, runs the whole length of the main 
barn, and four alleys, 4 feet 
wide, are at right angles. The 
cattle stalls are ten in num¬ 
ber, 4 by 5 feet outside of 
stanchions, with partitions 3 
feet high between each stall. 
The mangers are 21 feet wide 
by 2 feet deep. The floor, in 
rear of stalls, is well batten¬ 
ed, and stands to the rear. 
The floor inside of stalls is 
made of strips 2 by 4 inches, 
4 feet long, laid on stringers 
2 inches thick and 6 inches 
wide. In the rear of the stalls 
and alley is a trap, t, for 
throwing manure into the 
cellar. A trap, n, is curbed up, for elevating 
roots from cellar ; b, is a box on trucks, for 
carrying roots to cows ; s, d, 
slat door to box-stalls. The 
box-stalls are 8 by 12 feet. The 
bedding rooms are 12 by 18 
feet, and are open to stables 
from three feet above manure 
trap. The alleys in front of 
stalls are closed by a gate. In 
fig. 2, h, is a curbed trap for 
throwing down hay; e, eleva¬ 
tor. The stairs leading to the 
loft are two feet wide. There 
is a shelf under the stairs for holding brushes, 
cards, etc., and hooks for hanging shovels, 
brooms, and other tools. Figure 5 is an end 
reach the farthest part of the manger, to 
lick herself, and to lay down comfortably. 
The barn is well lighted and ventilated,, 
and so constructed every way as to secure- 
comfort and cleanliness for the animals, 
and economy in feeding, storage, and care 
of food, making and saving of manure, etc. 
Estimate for Cattle Barn. 
Excavation, 127 yards, at 20c. per yard.5=25.40 
2,395 cubic feet of Stone, at 6c. per foot.143.70- 
Sills, 8 by 12, 278 feet long. .. ' 
58 Joists, 2 by 8,14 feet long. 
28 Joists, 2 by 8,12 feet long. 
8 Posts, 10 by 10,13 feet long 
4 Posts, 8 by 8,7 feet long. 
4 Girts, 6 by 6,16 feet long. 
2 Girts, 6 by 6,10 feet long. 
4 Beams, 10 by 10, 26 ft. long. 
8 Beams. 6 by 6,13 feet long. 
Plates, 8 by 8, 84 feet long. 
Timber, at $14 per M 
8 Posts, 6 by 6,10 feet long. 
Pel-lines, 6 by 6, 84 feet long. 
Braces, 4 by 4,700 feet. 
44 Rafters, 2 by 4,18 feet long. 
28 Rafters, 2 by 4,14 feet long. 
500 feet J oists, 2 by 4,for stalls 
and other work. 
28 Joists, 2 by 6,16 feet. 
14 Joists, 2 by 6, 10 feet long. 
4 Girts, 4 by 6, 26 feet long. 
357.00' 
2,000 feet of 6-inch Plank for Floors, at $14 per M.28.00 
11,000 feet 1 inch boards, at $12 perM .132.00 
600 feet Battens, ot $8 per M. 4.80 
300 lbs. Tarred Paper Felt at 4c. 12.00 
15,500 Shingles, at $3.50 per M. 54.25 
Nails, Hinges, etc., $35; Carpenter’s labor, $200.235.00- 
16 Windows at $2 each. 82.00 
Total.$1,024.15- 
A Bambling Grape Vine. 
There used to be an impression that a grape¬ 
vine could not be grown without an arbor. 
of 2 by 4 material. The joists under the stable 
floor, are 2 by 8, 18 inches apart, joined into 
the sills, and run across the barn joists. Size 
of manure cellar, fig. 4, with foundations, is 
12 by 26 feet; root cellar, with foundations, 26 
-r- 
Fig. 3.— FEEDING FLOOR. 
by 42 feet; p, p, p, p, four stone piers for 
holding up center sill; e, b, elevator bucket; 
x, root cellar ; c, s, cellar stairs. The stable 
view of barn. Figure 6 shows a section of 
barn, with stalls, etc. There are sixteen 
4-lighted windows, glass, 16 inches square. 
Cellar windows are double glazed. All win¬ 
dows are hung with butts at side. If it is 
desired to use any other fast¬ 
ening than stanchions for the 
cattle, I propose the following 
as part of (bis plan : The strip 
floor is made 6 feet long, in¬ 
stead of 5 feet* An inch rope 
is fastened at one end to the 
ceiling in the center of the 
stall, 12 inches from the 
stanchions or manger, and the 
other end to the floor at the 
same distance. An iron ring, 
two inches in diameter, slips 
up and down on the rope. At¬ 
tached to the ring is a swivel 
and a broad leather strap, that buckles loosely 
around the animal’s neck. The rope is bet¬ 
ter than a pole, as it allows the animal to 
Fig. 4.— THE CELLAR. 
and we now and then see long tunnels of 
lattice work, covered with the entangled 
canes of neglected vines. Those of our readers 
who change their residence the first of the 
present month, are very likely to come into 
the possession of one of these rambling vines, 
and we anticipate their inquiries by a few 
suggestions as to their treatment. An ex¬ 
amination of such a vine will show, in the 
first place, numerous old stems, varying in 
size, covered with loose, stringy bark. Then 
there are numerous “canes,” the growth. 
of last year, with light-colored close bark, 
and these will have upon them, pushing from 
the buds, new and tender shoots. The con¬ 
dition of these shoots will depend upon 
the locality. In some places they will be just 
bursting from the buds, while in others, they 
are well developed. There may be such a 
number of old stems that the removal of 
some of them is desirable. It will be better 
to leave these until next fall, but if necessary 
Fig. 5.— END VIEW OF BARN, 
to remove them now, wait until the foliage 
is expanded, and avoid the nuisance of 
