True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-03-15
BARN RuIInING.

farm without barn, ana the plan of con-
struction is almost uniform. A bank-barn
isdeemed an indispensable necessity. The
immense amount of money thus invested,
and the proportion which it bears to the
value of the land itself, is very satisfacto-
ry evidence of its practical value. Not
withstanding the impression that exists in
other States on this subject, in my Judge
ment, there can be no good and profitable
farming without it. The subject has,
therefore, sufficient Importance to warrant
the consideration, whether this plan, so uni
form, has. not been improved upon.
There canbe no doubt of the great supe-
riority of the two storied bank-bam. The
plan of CONSTRUCTIVE which will most conve
niently economist time and labor will best
promote the farmers interests. Having
one of each kind, experience has shown
me the great superiority of that which I
recommend. The difference between them
cannot be better expressed than by saying
that the improved barn has two sets ofAoors
one above the other; and as you drive into
the upper one, it of cSurse, requires cor
responding height of natural bank-not SO
high, however, as may not be had on most
farms of rolling land. The upper floor,
has an elevation of seven feet above the
slower The advantage of such barn is
first, its great capacity. 1t has height
and depth Of twenty Iix feet, without high
pitching for your load is about the middle
oft, and you pitch hth down and up
down to the bottom Of the NOW, which is
on level with the lover floor, and up to
the height of an orditary barn. But the
particular value Of thisis, the immense COM
preston which results from high and deep
mow-the grain or hay is pressed into a
space which is almos Incredible to any one
who has not experieIced it. After filling
the NOV nearly full you are led to wonder
at its capacity to recd We more. I need only
add, that all other Iarts of the barn are
improved in their Convenience and snace
by this simple alter' 'tion in principle; and
the size of your bar is made to consist in
its height instead Of its length and breadth,
whereby you save, b point of expense, the
extensive roofing, al ID add nothing to your
height of wall, whid you do not take from
its length and breath, and what you gain
Is, the value of pres lure in packing away,
and, the saving of Ibor, in requiring but
one or two hands I'd put your grain in
small NOW, when t 10 or three, Or perhaps
four, would be reqired in one of greater
space.
But this is but dc point of convenience
and economy. To thresh grain with IA
machine requires far, FIVE or six hands
the number depending upon the convenience
OF putting away the straw. 1t is easy to
perceive the diffrence in putting away
straw in mows and over.shots seven feet
below the floor, and in those on a Level
with it. And soonafter you begin to get
out your grain this tate of the case arises
and it will be found tlat one or two hands
: less are required.
The capacity Of tn, common bank barn
will allow you to thrsh from one hundred
to one hundred and fifty bushels at time,
and then you must top, discharge your
hands, and occupy tie next day or two in
cleaning up and gettilg your grain out of
) the way, whereas in he improved barn the
threshed grain passes to the lowest floor, is
not in your way, andyou thresh on until
you are done. And in barn thus con-
) structcd more than double the quantity can
be threshed in day. In the common use,
it requires about twsnty-two minutes to
run through ten dozsn, and twenty.seven
minutes to cave it Up; in the improved
one all the time of caTing up, being moro
than one half, is saved Thesame machine
will thresh one hume dred bushels day in
the former, with one hand less will thresh
two hundred in the latter. One of the
lower floors is used in cleaning your grain,
and the other for gamers; and both con.
stantly useful for many other purposes.
| commend to farmers the examination
Of this improvement before they build q
barn. FRIEDRICH WATTS.
Carlisle, Nov. 10, 1854.
Sailing Beef for Summer Use.
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