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Show Combination Implement Shed and Horse Barn Profitable Investment I e!" f - , """ - X " - ?S liiilipli m- -m r s'-o" 1 I, ainui,,!! ltlB nfflT j i.iiuuiyu.mu.LLjWB Tf !lfl H-il.TypQE"Pr. . e?jQ.M -2 pTALLfl jH S ndK J; jjjpl , ' Concbeti. Fumr Pitched ToDrain- ,gTflLjVx j k 12- 0 M k o-icT l k 6-IC--4 ;v Concrete Approach I v I 1 By W. A. RADFORD Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all problems pertaining to the subject of building work on the farm, for the readers of this paper. On account ac-count of his wide experience as editor, author and manufacturer, he is, without with-out doubt, the highest authority on the subject. Address all inquiries to William Wil-liam A. Radford, No. 407 South Dearborn Dear-born Street, Chicago, 111., and only inclose in-close two-cent stamp for reply. Modern farms have two sources of power the tractor and horses. Tractors Trac-tors and the machinery and implements imple-ments which they haul cost money and the investment in tills equipment on most farms is considerable. However, a great many farmers desire to supplement sup-plement their mechanical power with horses. Both have to be housed. In the accompanying illustration is shown a design for a combination horse barn and machinery shed with a second or mow floor for the storage of roughage for the horses and for other live stock on the farm. This Is a most unusual farm building. build-ing. However, the idea used by the I A fimTi foe--? &' "a "V. fl I L ""lUovnlf JdrtAUOW Jl&ICfPlAWI5TAHJfegTrTlON3 B i I IrjpiL Detail Of JL IL IH3 Horse Stall & m& architect who designed this building will appeal to a great many farmers whose equipment is extensive and who also maintain a few head of horses. The details of the interior of the first floor of this building are shown on the plans accompanying it. There Is a floor plan showing the space for implements im-plements and machines, which is approximately ap-proximately 30 feet by 34 feet At one end Is the stable floor which has been divided into a feed room, stalls for Ml i .TRU3SEDPrTERS -rUJ VTloobT SL-2xlo JS" ifH-ld-o'-f--v-o' frvirf-oV-S i' Ixsxlcat z.63Tiramoe' Vj It I W&ldwJ supinaHT . . f , 1 GlRDCR Ej-J Dooro-,1 linra, iff four horses and a harness room. A cross-sectional view of this barn will give those familiar with building, a good Idea of how it Is constructed and of the types and dimensions of the materials ma-terials used. There also is a cross-section cross-section of one of the stalls. There Is an old saying that more farm machinery rusts out than wears out. There is one good way to keep it from rusting out and that is to clean it thoroughly, grease the polished steel or iron parts, and put it away where It is safe from the weather when it is not in use. That Is the idea of this building to provide a safe weatherproof weather-proof house for the machinery and also a place where it can be cleaned and cared for. |