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