| Show consa instruction construction OF 01 PERMANENT SHED 4 A L FOR STORING ALFALFA OR OTHER KINDS OF HAY 0 from rpm the united states department of 0 agriculture drawings for a bay shed which Is IF to be part of the permanent farm equipment have been prepared by the office of public roads and rural engineering of the department and working drawings with a bill of materials may inny be had upon application to that office the construction of this shed Is such that it may be built lu in as many sections each 10 feet long as tire needed to meet the dIf different Terent requirements of individual farms farius the width Is 28 feet and the height to the eaves 20 feet with a quarter pitch gable roof it if the building Is more than three sections or 48 feet long there should be a hay lay apor door in each gend each section it Is calculated has a capacity of about 20 tons of average bay the exact capacity varying of course with the kind of hay and its condition when put in with good alfalfa it may be pos bible to put as much as 25 ton tons into each section in case the building la Is used for alfalfa it a leanto lean to for or storing baled hay boy may be built on one oce or both sides As planned the shed Is of the maximum width consistent with ease in mowing away the hay bay and the interior hns has been left clear of braces in order ord that the hay may be gotten in and out withe without iii interference in the drawing dratwin prepared by the department the top seven feet at the aides are covered but if desirable the tha whole building may be b since this hay ay shed ts Is to bo be perma nent it should be located on well drained ground and in a situation as convenient to as many fields as pos po bible the plans call for concrete plem piers in order to avoid the rotting of timbers from contact with the ground the frame is strongly braced and intended to withstand any storm except i ft cyclone As fire Is the chief danger to a building of this kind lightning rods roda should be installed this will lessens lessen tine thie danger from this source the cost of such a structure will vary of course with the situation and local conditions with lumber at 30 a thousand however it la Is estimated that the materials mater laks in a three section shed such ns as that shown in the illus tra tr atlon tion 28 feet by 48 feet should cost it a little more than A shed of this size may be expected to hold about 60 tons of hay buy including the cost of labor jbf th shed should be built complete with bay carrier and lightning rods for approximately |
