Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1875-01-01

time and thought upon proper construe-
ton. There are many mooted questions IN
relation to the farm barn, if we consider
the locality and the purpose for which
they are to be constructed. Mr. Farr
has a very nice and comparatively con-
yenient barn, and yet he tells us, were
he to build again he would build differ
emily. This argues well for his enter
prise and thrift. A few years ago an
underground cellar was seemingly the
one thing needed, yet it was found that
such cellars were unhealthy, and that
stock was subjected to an unhealthy at
mosphere. The most desirable barns at
the present time are those that are en-
tirely above ground. 1t is better econo-
my to build the hog sty one side of the
cattle or horses than underneath, as the
former enables the stock to escape the
unhealthy gases. In my opinion the
horse and carriage house should be en-
tirely separate from the main barn. 1t
is generally conceded by scientists that
tight barns preserve hay much better
than loose ones. There is of course
much difference in barns as to price,
some being more thoroughly built than
others. A few years ago John " Farr
built we'll arranged and well finished
barn, AZ by 80 feet, for little less than
S1200 1t has cellar underneath, is
walled on three sides open in front fac
ing the east. 1t is on dry ground, and
is probably as dry as many sheds that
are entirely above ground. Several
barns bave been erected in town since
Mr.. Fairs that were more expensive. 5.
M. Nutting's, 80 by AZ, cost $4,000. Z.
A. Nutting's, $4,000; E. Brigham's, 81
900; o. L. Fishers probably more.
Should the price of lumber be reduced,
reduction in expense Of building such
barns would of course follow. In regard
to roofing, think a slate roof the cheap
est in the end. Under such roof the
building is kept in better state of pre-
servation, it costs less to insure and the
building is less liable to get out of re
! pair.
, o. F. PEcK-I have planned for som'
: time for barn. | think for my place
one 40 or AZ by so feet will furnish al
the room | shall need. purpose to pu
Il
a cellar, 9 feet deep, underneath the
whole, the same to be left open on tn
south side. | think this will allow al
: the impure air to pass off, without injur
:, ing the stock above in the least. Ih
n posts of the barn are to be Is feet ant
, the floor to be on level with the bottom
of the mows.
. WILLARD.-I would advise you t
{ make the floor ii feet wide, as that Wi
" enable you to stack large amount
- corn and leave room to feed stock at tn
- ;, same time. The cost of stating roof
about 500 per square.
- HENRY SABIN = Having just built
- new barn, / need only to say that thu
~ far | am well suited 1t is walled G
&c one end and part Of one side, is ID
IA and seemingly well suited to the pu
ar pose.
- j. II. ELLIS My stables are direct
! over the hog sty and for the time ha'
nc managed them have observed only Of
Ior chance for improvement,-th floor shou
Id be double, as the stable would be war;
rsa er. | never would change the arrang
nm ment on account Of impure air, or
nm convenience.
f I CHAs. WILLARD. prefer a stall
ald above ground and think a horse or
mo COW should never be allowed to eat fro
manger more than a foot high.
arm JOSEPH CLARK.-If the cellar is
kes dry sandy soil, would feed my sto
roe there. see no serious objection to 5
nto bling horses or COWS on a floor above
70 a swine.
hat II. b. HuDsoN.-The best plan 70
,elf. horse barn that ever saw in practi
and use, is the one adopted by the McLC
han Asylum at Somerville, Mass. The bui
all ing is of brick, two stories and gar
mid above a cellar basement. The basem
ock is divided into three compartments,
not used for storing vegetables for stock,
the as "spare room" and the third, {
neep directly under the horse stable, for sw
with which to my knowledge was never all
pure ed to as productive Of any evil to
We a horses above, always being cleared Q
# TO a week. On the first floor from the
Their lar is the horse stable and nothing
the the bedding and feed being brough
tiliz- as used The floor, very proper in
from horse stalls, is laid on an inclined pl
,ient about two inches lower at the hind
that than at the fore feet. Over this
r the spiked hard wood maple plank abo
there inches wide, II inches thick at the
warm under the fore feet, and 80 at the Of
Ids of with a half inch space between.
house this arrangement the stalls are dur;
pur. level and always dry. On the first p
behind the stall is prepared a G,