The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1899-09-26

outside the corner posts, b, without
bending. To strengthen this frame,
get holes drilled in iron straps-wagon
tires are just the thiDg-and bolt them
around the corners, c. One or two of
the bolts on each side that pass through
these iron straps should pass through
an inside brace, d, across tho corner
of the frame, just inside the corner
posts, b. There are four 2xG rarters
extending IRON these braces to the
apex Of the roof In the center is Il
piece of GXG, f, > feet long. The upper
ends of the ralters are nailed TO this
and the pulley attached in case hay
fork is used For this latter purpose
n 2-inch hole is bored through the
lower end. The raftcrs for mailing
the roof boards to are 2xIs, g, IL and
Is feet in length. OF course tho
longest roof board runs from the apex
TO the caves. halfway between the cor
ner posts, and each board becomes
shorter toward the corner. The caves
should extend foot or SO over the
side SO as to carry OF the water from
the sides of the hay.
The raising or lowering of the roof
can be done with pulleys, but much
easier and simpler way is by means OF
an lnSeniously constructed lever
shown in Fig. ?. 1t is made i'm
two sections. The shorter, a, is about
| ~ inches long and : inches diameter.
fIottcncd or the sides until it is 3
inches, for fastening on the straps. c,
| by means Of Inch hinge bolt run
/ through the iron straps, and tho sec
, lion OF the lever II inches from the
outer end. The longer section Of the
| lever should he about S feet long.
| with the end diameter to correspond
with ihe GhorLer section. The iron
| straps SHOULD be about q foot and
I half III length, and boitod firmly to
tho longer piece Of tho lever by
inch bolts, 80 that tho shorter piece
/ has just room enough TO move freely
. Twelve inches from the hinge bolt, in
the shorter section, have nm inch hole
/ drilled through straps and tho longer
section. Into this drive an iuch iron
pin, b, about o inches long. Then
commencing n. tho top OF the corner
! posts, o, Fig. /, bore Inch holes
J foot apart until you reach the brace,
d. You arc now ready 10 raise the
roof. which rests on iurh pins placed
i'm these holes
To raise th, roof. insert the iron
pin, j., ZIG. 3, Of tho lover Into the
t-inch hole iu Cine corner post u foot
below the one containing the pin ON
which the roof rests, then turn the
short section of tho lcycr up until tho
end rests under the 2xG of tho roof
Depress the end of tho lover and that
corner of the roof viii be raised above
the next hole. Take ont the roof pin
and insert above and LET the roof once
moro rest upon IT, Take ont your
lever, go 60 the ucyt corner and pro.
coed u3 before, and continue until the
roof IS u.s. high as desired It can be
. lowered in the snmc way. Two mon
aro required 20 handle tho lever and
pins a rope tied &, tho end OF tho
lever I7 convenient whom tho roof it
TOO high 60 Doe easily handled from the
. ground
Whom tho hay is put iu from tine
ground hy means of uiichforks shelf
can be made to aid iu pitching the
/ hay TO higher attitudes by laying poles
. ou the hay with the ends projecting
from Tho sides far enough 10 nail ON
as many boards ns required. Tho
/ weight Of tho hay ON the poles will
hold them in place Hay kept i'm this
. way is os well preserved as it moved
/ aud much easier put mp and moro
convenient 90 get 900 whom wautcl.-
j T.. Irwin, iu American Agucul-
. turist.