Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1906-03-16


A circular barn Of any diameter
should be CT TWO stories. The first
story exclus fcly for stool. and the
second story for feed. The fecond
story should be reached by bridge
from outside. This is the distinctive
feature of the cir u,ar barn that rec
ommends It above all others This en-
ables you to haul hay and grain d.
reetly upon the floor instead Of drag
ging it up with hay forks and pulleys.
1t saves at least two men in the NOV
when putting in hay and half the
time. You have an entire floor and
can drive where you like to unload.
FoundatiOD-The foundation Of the
outside circle should be an entire cir.
Gle two and one-half feet deep, one
and one-half feet below the ground
and one foot above. fourteen inches
wide on top made of stone laid in ce.
inent or concrete. The air shaft and
the posts on either side of feed way
should be placed on piers one foot
square on top and on level with founda-
ton of outside circle and six feet apart
on centres.
First Story and Feed Way.-The out
side wall should be constructed Of a
sill made out of one inch boards twelve
inches wide, twelve thicknesses, max
ing sill one by one foot. On this sill
place studd.ns two feet six inches
apart. two by eight inches and eight
feet, six inches long a band at the
bottom Of one by six inch boards two
thicknesses breaking joints and such
boards every two feet six inches.
Notch studding at top and make sill
eight inches wide on which to rest the
upper story. Place posts on piers on
either side Of iced way eight by eight
inches and eight feet long. On top of
these posts place timbers six by twelve
inches and six feet long. The air
shaft SHOULD be completed at the first
story in came way.
The joist, four by six inches for first
tier sixteen feet long, placed on floor
beam two feet six inches spart on out
side circle. Joist over feed way eight
feet long and from feel way to air
shaft fifteen feet long.
Feed way two feet six .nches high
and foore.,, trough on either side, one
foot wide ard eight inches high, board
both sides Of feed way 10 ground but
leave space IEder same for air, Man
ger two feet six inches high, made by
mailing strips enc and one-half inches
thick and two inches wide to outside
OF trough sixteen inches on centres.
The door 20 inside circle ten feet
wide; the one directly opposite to
outside circle twelve feet wide and
other doors eight feet wide and on
hangers Window between every other
studding two by two feet six lights.
Floor.-Light floor made OF boards
one and one-half inches thick with
trap doors every twenty feet over feed
way.
Second Story.-Second story studding
two by six inches by sixteen feet six
Inches nailed at bottom of joist and
notehed four inches at top for roof
plate. Roof plate on outside six by
Twelve inches and one inside four BY
Twelve inches, bands two inches thick
every two feet six inches same as first
story; Misunderstanding lap sidings;
one door twelve by twelve feet.
Roof.-The roof should be made of
rafters full length from roof band to
band around the top OF air shaft in
seventy foot barn allowing two feet
projection and ordinary pitch this
woHld be about thIrty-four feet. Each
rafter should be made In the same
form Of three boards nailed together
one by eight inches giving the roof
whatever curve desired. The air shaft
thirty feet above the floor and a wheel
on top of same twelve feet In diane
ter the spokes two by eight inches and
rim six By eight. One end Of rafter
TO rest against the rim OF this wheel
and the other on upper rim of second
story. The cupola is constructed up-
on the rim OF air shaft. and about
seven feet high. Sheeting one by two
inches (green elm il possible) bent on
two inches apart. The rafters should
have two rows of block bridging.
Sheeting will have to be narrowed as
you approach top OF cone, two inches
being too wide to bend. -Wymond J..
Beckett, in Indiana Farmer.
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