Life and Care of Farm Machinery in Colorado. 17 
The sides are made of 12 inch stock boards. The cracks are covered 
with O. G. battens. The ground upon which the shed sits is about a 
foot higher than the surrounding ground. This gives a hard, dry dirt 
floor for the machinery. 
In the lower right hand corner of the drawing is shown the arrange¬ 
ment of the machinery in the shed. In some cases (marked “tongue 
out”) the tongues are removed from the machines and placed upon the 
collar beams. The cultivator shovels, mower sickles, plow shears, binder 
canvasses, etc., are all greased and-suspended from the collar beams. A 
large part of the machinery may be removed by simply running out the 
auto. In some cases the wagon must also be removed. The transport 
trucks are almost a necessity for the storage of a binder in this sort of a 
shed. The shed is painted with two coats of mineral red in oil. 
Description of Shed Shown in Plates 8 and 9 
This shed has actually been built by a Colorado farmer and proves 
very economical and satisfactory. The only changes in the original plan 
is the addition of four small windows. The shed is 16x66 feet. The 
posts are 10 feet high in front and 8 feet high in the rear, and are set in 
the ground 3 feet. There is no foundation for the shed. 
Plate 8 . A Well Planned Machine Shed. For plans see Plate 9. 
These posts eliminate the necessity of a frame or braces. The bot¬ 
tom girt is 2 in. x 6 in., the middle girt 2 in. x 4 in., and the top girt, 
which also acts as plate, is 2 in. x 8 in. The rafters are 2 in. x 6 in., set 
3 feet apart on centers. The sheathing is 1 in. x 6 in. placed at the 
ends and in the middle of the sheets of corrugated iron which form 
the roof. At each end on the front side of the shed is located a 12 foot 
rolling door 8 feet high. Near the middle of the shed is a 14 foot door 
8 feet high. These doors roll upon a continuous track which runs the 
entire length of the shed. 
