Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1901-12-23

buildings are located on the west side of
the road. The new barn which ends to
the road stands one hundred feet north
from the horse barn and farthest north of
all the buildings. 1t is one hundred three
feet long, ifty-two feet wide, and twenty
eight feet high. From the apex OF the roof,
which is q hip roof, to the bottom of the
sills, the distance is fifty feet. The upper
floor, which extends the entire length of
the barn, is fourteen feet wide and is six
feet below the beams. In this floor there
Is a set of hay scales. On the north side
of the floor is the bay which is nineteen
feet wide and extends from the bottom of
the basement to the roof and the entire
length of the barn except one bent of four
teen feet at the west end which is occupied
by the silo. The capacity of the bay IS
sufficient TO hold one hundred fifty tons of
hsy, and the sIlo to contain one hundred
forty tons OF ensiIsge. On the south side
OF the floor is a scaffold which is nineteen
feet wide and extends the entire length of
the barn. In the center of this scaffCld
however there is a break of fourteen feet to
afford an entrance to the floor. This en-
trance is effected by means of a covered
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barn to a stone abutment thirty feet dis
tant. From the abutment TO the floor,
distance of fifty feet, there is a gradual in
cline with a uniform rise of two inches to
each foot. At the external end OF the APP
proach are doors so arranged as to admit
person, team, or large load as may be
desired. The abutment which contains
about twenty solid cords of masonry is
reached by means of a DIRT fill ninety feet
long. The uniform rise of this dirt fill is
about one and one half inches per foot.
Directly under the upper floor of the barn
and fourteen feet below it is another floor
of exactly the same dimensions, which is
used as a feed floor. On the south side of
this floor is the COW stable which is nine
teen feet wide and extends the entire
length of the barn. The external entrance
to this stable is at the center of the south
side and therefore directly under the ap-
proach to the upper floor. In the center
OF the stable there is a walk three feet wide,
leading from the external entrance TO the
feed floor. Thirty four COWS can be tied
in this stable, which is furnished with
patent swing stanchions. The manager,
which, of course, is next the feed floor, IS
partitioned so that each animal is separated
from its neighbor and these partitions eX-
teud eighteen inches back into the stable.
Along the back side of the stable is row
of calf pens, each pen being six feet square
In the basement directly under the feed
floor is another stable, which is used for
young cattle, with q capacity for thirty
two head. This stable extends the entire
length of the barn with the exception
of one bent of fourteen feet at the
east end thus leaving room for a walk
five feet wide and also for a pen.
Both stables are provided with Woodward
iron water buckets, the buckets being so
arranged that one bucket accommodates
two animals and the depth of water the
buckets can be regulated at pleasure. The
walls of both stables are papered and
sheathed. The ceiling of the cow stable is
sheathed. There is double floor over the
lower stable and between the boards is a
layer of paper. On the south side of the
lower stable and hence directly under the
COW stable is the manure cellar which ex-
tends the entire length of the barn. The
entrance to the lower stable is effected
through this cellar, the external entrance
being directly under the entrance to the
cow sta BILE. The entire floor of the base
ment is cemented with one of the best
qualities of Portland cement, forty seven
barrels being used for the purpose. A
flight of stairs leads from the basement to
the feed floor and anot her flight from the
feed floor to the upper floor. The rafters
OF the barn are only twenty four inches
from center to center. The roof is covered
with cedar shingles of the best quality.
The barn is boarded, planed and jointed,
and clapboarded with No. 1 clapboards.
1t has four hundred thirty-two braces and
twenty-eight windows. One hundred |
twenty thousand feet of lumber was used |
in the construction of the building, be-
sides twenty thousand feet of clapboards
and seventy thousand shingles. The |
building is securely put together, twelve !
hundred pounds of rods and bolts and |
more than one ton OF nails being used in |
the work. The barn is so warm that when |
it is twenty below zero out of doors a
thermometer will register fifty above in
the stable. The barn is attractively |
painted a cherry or reddish brown color |
with white trimmings. Across the end /
next the road, in large shaded letters APP |
pear the words, "Missisquoi Valley Dairy |
Farm" Above these words is the date |
''1901." The entire expense of the barn |
was abo5t four thousand dollars. On the |
west side of the barn yard and cornering |
with the barn is a building twenty-f four |
by forty-five feet. One end of this is used |
as a stOrehouse for farming implements. |
The upper part is to be finished off into
granary. The remainder will serve as an |
open shed. The Burnhams have a farm of |
about three hundred acres. Ia addition /
to this they have on the North Hill pas /