The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1863-09-17
Estimating III. Capacity of Barns.

Very few farmers are aware of the
precise amount of shelter needed for
their crops, but lay their plans for out
buildings from vague conjecture of
guessing. AS consequence, much of
their produce has to be stacked outside
after their buildings are completed, and
if additions are made they must of
necessity be put at the expense of con-
venient arrangement. A brief exam
pie will show how the capacity of the
barn may be adapted to the size Of the
farm.
Suppose, for example, that the farm
contains 100 acres, of which 90 are
good arabic land, and that one-third
each are devoted to meadow, pasture
and grain. Ten acres of the latter
may be corn, stored in a separate build
ing. The meadow should afford two
tons per acre, and yield 60 tons; the
grain, sown 20 acres, may yield a
corresponding bulk of straw, or 40
tons. The barn should, therefore, be
sides other matters. have capacity
for 100tons or over one ton per acre
as an verage. Allowing 500 cubic feet
for each tun (perhaps 900 would be
nearer) it would require bay or NOW
40 feet wide for ton and ahalf to
each foot of depth. i 20 feet high it
would require about 40 tons. Ii the
barn were 40 feet wide with 10
feet posts, and feet of basement,
about "a tuns could be slowed away in
bay reaching from basement to peak.
Two such bays, or equivalent space,
would be required foI' the products of
go we'll cultivated acres. Such II build
ing is much larger than usually al
lowed ; and yet, without it there must
be large waste, as every farmer is
aware who stacks his hay out, of a
large expenditure of labor in pitching
and repitching sheaves of grain in
threshing. In addition to this, as We
have already seen, there should be
ample room for the shelter of domestic
animals. In estimating the space re
qnired, in intending feeding alleys, &C.,
horse should have seventy five fee,
square. COW ~ feet, and sheep abou,
ten feet square, each.9 The basement
Of barn, therefore 40 by Is feet in
the clear, will stable 80 cattle and l5o
sheep, and a row of stalls cross one
end will afford room for eight horses.
The 80 each of pasture and meadow,
and the 10 acres OF corn fodder ALREADY
spoken of. with a portion of grain and
roots, would probably keep about thi;
number of animals, and consequently
barn with "a basement Of less esizs
than 40 by IS would be insufficient to-
such farm in the highest state of cul
tivation.-Register Of Rural Affairs
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WIRE CLOTHES LINEs.-A subscri
Der writes from the telegraph Office a
Carlisle, Pa, that he has for som,
time used.the annealed and galvanized
telegraph wire as substitute Tor tn
common clothes line, and finds il worl
admirably. He says that it is cheape
than rode, more durable, and as
does not sag the clothes down into th
dirt, there is great saving of tie goot
nature of the women folks. The swir,
being galvanized, there is no danger o
injuring the clothes by rust. From it
stiffness, the wire would be unhand,
to move, and line of this kind mus
therefore be put up permanently.-A9
rtcultvist.
A TRUTHFUL AND CHEAP BARoME
TER.-Take, says the Rurdt Ne'
Yorker, a clean glass bottle and puti
a small quantity of finely pulverize'
alum Then gil Tho hottle with shirt