Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1910-04-21

from the ground HoOr to the opening
in the roof over which the ventilator
cupola is built. Iron rims of old
binder wheels were put in for yentil-
ator outlets and the upper end OF the
long rafters are bolted to these rims.
The lower king rafters are twenty
feet long and the upper eighteen. Raft
ers are 2xS-inch timber and are
spliced at the hip by pieces eight and
ten feet long. The pitch Of the roof
below the hip is fifteen feet rise to
twelve feet run and above the hip five
to twelve The plate that holds the
lower end of the rafters is built up of
five thicknesses OF 2x12 inch plank Of
hard wood lumber. well interlocked at
corners by some extra interlocking
across the corners. 1t is all well
spiked and bolted so as to effectually
hold the outward thrust Of the self
supporting roof.
The timbers Of the second floor are
supported by sixteen tubular iron col
umns six inches in diameter and filled
with cement. This floor is nearly
nine feet above the ground floor and is
double boarded with inch boards and
tar paper between. Above this floor
is a frame of tinbers across the barn
making one open passage or threshing
floor twelve feet wide and twelve feet
high and another on the right side of
it ten feet wide and seven feet high,
both together forming q floor space OF
22x6O feet. This is covered above
with rough floor except space next
to the big barn doors which are left
open to draw up hay. The granary
bins at the left side OF the threshing
floor have spouts down to load grain
on a wagon below in stable driveway.
When building the wall we used forms
on both sides all around the barn
made OF three 2x10 inch henlock
planks placed four feet apart. These
forms were held in place by removable
bolts twenty inches long.
Short 2x4 pieces are spiked securely
on the outside Of the plate and extend
down over the outside of the wall
about six inches and bolts pass
thru these and the wall. The corr
nice supporters are fastened to these
2xfs
A f1ve-eighth inch wire cable is i'm
bedded in the wall four inches from
the top and bolts last mentioned pass
thru wall directly under this cable.
A round hay track. thirty feet In
uldH1Slet, IL put LILO 4OOl oAlA 80
fitted up with new hay carrying out
fit that hoists the hay to any height
and runs to either side without any
track stop and without any change OF
ropes. Ut will carry hay from the NOW
to the wagon We use the gasoline
engine and power hoist to operate the
hay carrier but we could operate it
with a team Of horses and without
engine and hoist with the same ropes
and carrier This circular hay carrier
has some new ideas in its construction
never before used in this way. It does
the work to perfection as many people
can testify who have seen 1t in opera
ton. The engine is in the little 8xS-feet
house seen In the picture and a driving
shaft turns into the barn thru hole
above a window sash.
This barn encloses as much moor
space as a square barn 40x72 feet and
1t required thirty-two feet less outside
wall to enclose 1t. It also has less
roofing In about the same proportion.
1t cost about $1,780 besides our own
work and what building material we
cut on our own farm. Most OF the
gravel was hauled five miles. About
375 barrels Of cement were used to
build the barn and a wall under a
sheep fold and sidewalk from house to
barn.