New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-01-18


ipga / End ,hst did not appreciate the impprtaoce
Of the subject for have received seore Of letters
ard persoBsi inquiries from vuiou. pTts OF me
country showing IS: . great many farmers wold
like 10 know bov 10 build fsrm bouse for h.f toe
p1es.It .xpsIse. | therefore ask the iofutsence
q tie Club, while | start balloon fro n
the fourdsiiop, and finish il 10 the roof.
Inoud saw ali my timber for q frame-house, or or.
dinsry frame ou'huild'ug. Of the following tinen-
siobs: Two inches by eight; two by four; two by
one have, kOsey,r. boil; them, when lived on
ifs Grand Prairie Ct IIaians, many mu.s from sas-
Ill., pearly all OF spill, end hewei staff king use
Of rails round poles duced 10 straight oas and
even thickness on two sices, fJr studs and rseis-
Bot saved stuff is mach the easiest, though IN TIM
b,r country the other - far the cheapest. First,
level your foundation, and ley iO~n tFo of the tso-
BY eight pisces f.iEise, for side Ills u ou ths-e
set he floor u, ers, edge 80 inches sp4r tesn
ore at .s,h erd, and, perhaps, one or two 10 the
icole ii d. building il lsyge sith vOpjsl pid.
Tb.s. ~ O-sleep.rs are the eDd-sls Now lay tbs
floor, unless You Del. 10 have one tia. would %
likely 10 be injured by the weather before you get the
roof IL is great saving, though, If labor 10 b.
Gin at the bottom OF house and buhd up Ia lssI1y
the floor first y0u have stucs cut sod q, around
aud cal let your boards oct the ends Just
it hsppeIs and aferward saw them Cf snooh by The
6 il. Nov s.t up a corner post which Is nothing BAT
ore Of the iwoby .our studs listening the bottom by
four nails; make it plum, and stay i, each wsv. Set
another at the other and then mark OF yolr
door srd window places and mp the si!s. studs aai
inches sperf, supporting the top 81 line or strip Of
board from corner TO corner, or stay studs between.
Now cover that side With rough sbeeilnZ boards, u1-
l.ss you intend 10 side up With clap boards on tue
studs, which never would Do. except for small,
conn on bnildug Mike no caculs iOa sbOul tue top
OF yonr studs wat till YOU ge' ~ thar hlSd You
may them of any length WITH broken or Sub shot
ends matter. When you have got this side board
cd high you reach proceed 70 set up another
In the M sntme, other porkmen can De isthing the
fret side. When you have got the sides all up, fix
upon tie Light Of your upper floor, aud strike a line
NJ be studs for the uucer side of the s.. Cut olt
a JOINT four inches wide, haIfioeh deco
ard Ial firmly one OF thu i0ch strips.
Upon these strips the chamber floor joi.t. Cat
out jost ole Dch deep in the lower edge, and lock
il the "trip and Da each j0st 10 zach stu Nov
Jay this floor and go ON 10 bdid the upper story.
you did the 10 YER one; splicing on anil eng NJ
out studs wherever dej until On &c, high enough
for The plate. Splice studs or list by simply bntting
the tros together, and mailing strips on eaen side
ST. he line and saw or the top .f the studs even
upon each sice-nOt the ends-anf nail On one OF the
inch stiQs. That is the plate Cut the ends OF the
upper joist the bevel Of the pitch OF the roof
and rail them fact TO tae plate placing the
cid oDes isice the studs which you will let
run up promiscuously 10 be cue of By the r.ter.
Now lay the gaTret hOor by all before you out
On the roof al d you will find that you have saved
ffy per cent. bard labor. The rafecs, il support
cd not 20 be over Il feet long, will be strong
enough Of the . BY stuff. Bowel the ends aud nal
fat 10 the iOst. Then there Is no strain upOu tho
sides by the seig Int OF the root which may be CIV
cred III shingles or o'ner materials -the cheapest
berg competition or cement roofs. 10 make one of
tbi. kind take soft spongy, thick paper, and tack il
upon the boards III courses Ike shingles. Commence
Of Il top with bot tar and saturate the psper upou
which sift evenly fIe gravel, pressing 1t IN while
ho'-that IL, while tar and sTav.l are both hot
One will make liz ut roof two coats will make
1t dun able. Put mp your partitions Of stuff by
t. unless whore sou walt 10 support ths upper JOs-
tten stuff by with strips nailed top for the
ost to upon, faserug altogether by nails, shere
ever 'imbsrs touch. TITUS you will have frame
without ten moriice brace, AMI yet IL - far
chsaIer, az d ibcalcuabl, stronger when finished,
q all though II sas compo ed OF tmbers tn met .
tquare, with thousand auger holes and hondrc1
DAYS work With the che anu size, ,kins holes aud
pins to CT tfem.
To Law out ar frame building that all its parts
will come together requires the skill of mlser ms
thanic aid host Of mtn and deaf ~ n trd Work
10 lit tie great sticks of timber into position.
To erect balloon. building requires about as much
mechanical skiil 6s il Goes 10 build board fence
AM farmer sho ia handy with the saw, iron square
and ban m.r with one OF his boys or com'non ID
borer TO assist him. can 60 TO work and pay up
ftsme for out buldiDg, sud hblsb 1t on WIN hts
osn Dor, ust is wei as 10 hire clrpener . score
ard bew great oak sticks and ill them foil Ut morti-
c.s all b. the science OF the "tquare RUE IL 10
waste Of labor that we fbOud NJ lend aid to put
n st,o to- Besides IL ALL enable m1ny farmer 10
improve his place with new buildings. who, though
be has long needed them, he's shnddersd At the
thought of eating down bait Of the best trees in his
Woodct and then giving half yelrs work TO hall-
il . it home and pay ing for Whist do know is tue
wholly useless labor OF framing II it had not been
for the knowled.e OF balloon frames, Chicago aud
San Francisco could never have srseo, as they did,
from little Villages to great cities in single year. IL
is lot alone city buildings which are supported by
one another that be thus erected but those upon
the open ., aiIie, where the wind has sweep from
MscklDaw TO the Mississippi for there they are built,
aud stand as hrn as any Ut the old frames OF New
ii md heam ms irfap oh
THE USE OF LINE ASD SALT ~ AGRICULTURE.
Dr. WATERgU RI coDteLded that salt was absolute
" necessary both for aud beast to preserve them
IL health He said that the article largely sold ut
his prices. called "Pepsn, Is nothing but diluted
muriatc acid and runnet.
Prof MlPRs-I.me is mistaken as a manure 1t
ispot 20 Plants contain lime bat the use OF It ia
agriculture is not properly manure But II Is DO.
composer Of vegetable matter and manufacturer OF
manure Thus wood is rendered pulverulent by
lin Q ard fitted as pabulum for plants. 1t requires
700 lbs Of water 10 dissolve one pound OF llme how
ever minute the quantity of lime 10 SOILS the pants
will iii all that is required in their structure lur-
pips need lime, vet they are 30 to ~ parn water,
hence the quslnty of lime must be very small. IL
plsys the part of forming all the salts required by
plants II viii tit phOsphorus for food Tor growing
plants Free chlorine IL seized hold OF by Lime N tue
soil. Where it is used largely upon soils full Of
snmonis ii does harm than good because II sets
the ammonia free Hence it should never be used upon
manure heaps Salt Is Useful and Necessary because
chloriIe and sodium are both necessary IN the growth
Of plants Beginning with q mixture Of salt and
lime We end with chlorine aud carbonate of soda,
vbich absorbe and retains ammonia. Lime travels
down through the soil far rs it u ploged Hence
il should always be placed upon Inc surface. "hen
lard Las been lined many years adeepeDng Of poy-
ing is often equal 10 q new dressing Of line. SoT
dry salt from Elk TO twenty five bushels per II
will Kill grubs. You should not throw Il on rows Of
potatots bat between them, 10 kill grubs. small
aaaltiiy Of salt viii hurry the decomposition Of muck
besps. Sir. Dodd. Of Newark saws thai the lime aad