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 DOMINION EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 
 
 J. H. GRISDALK, H. A-r., E. S. ARCHIBALD, B.A., B.S.A., 
 
 Director. Doniiniou Animal Husbandman 
 
 EXHIBITION (HICULAR No. 95. 
 
 (Februarj-, 1916.) 
 
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 A plan of a cheap Vmt complete sheep barn i<< herowith given. There 
 is provided in this structure ample storage in the loft to "arry the «hee{> 
 through the winter. If it is found advisable, m cheap root cellar might 
 be constructed below the feed room and lamping pen 
 
 On many farms a much cheaper structure might be fully as suitable, 
 especially if no storage is re<piired in loft, and it this shed is adjoining a 
 itorago barn. In the I'rairie I'lovinces, where roughage may be kept 
 excently in the stack, a cheaper structure without storage might be fully 
 as suitable. However, the same plan is applicable whether or not stor- 
 age is required. In the latter case, however, the po^'t is shortened and 
 the floor and joists of the loft are dispensed with. 
 
 The concrete walls and footings of this plan might bo replaced by 
 wood or stone posts, thus cheapening the initial cost of the building. 
 However, great care must be taken in setting such posts firmly to pre- 
 vent the lieaving or settling, thus causing the twisting of the building, 
 inducing leaking, and detracting from the durability of the structure. 
 
 SPECIFICATION. 
 
 1. The wall footings should bo as per phm. The concrete wall should 
 extend one foot above the ground. All such concrete work should bo 
 mixed in the proportion of 1 part of best quality Portland cement, 2 
 parts of clean sharp sand, and I parts of clean crushed stone or clean 
 gravel rani,nng in size from \ to 1|" in diameter No concrete floors are 
 required in this building. The floors of the pens should bo of earth; the 
 floor of the passageway and feedroom should be of 7,8 inch matched 
 lumber. 
 
 2. The sills are two ply 2x0 inch planks with broken joints bolted to 
 the concrete foundation. 
 
 3. The walls are framed on sills with 2x0 inch posts and studs. Th» 
 plates consist of two ply 2x0 inch p" irks with broken joints. The slud-t 
 are spaced at 21-inch centres. The , ering of the walls on the outside 
 should be one ply of inch boards eferably dressed on one side, with 
 battens over cracks. No coverin> ,n the inside ot the studs is necessary. 
 The rafters should consist of 2x0 .nch planking, at 24 inch centres. The 
 covering of the rafters should be one ply of inch boards covered with 
 gooil quality cedar shingles 4A inches to the weather, or a good three-ply 
 prepared roofing paper. 
 
 4. The divisions between the pens consist of the movable racks. No 
 other partition is necessary. The racks should have feeding facilities ou 
 both sides. (See Circular No. CO.) 
 
 5. The floor in the loft should be covered with one ply of 7 8-iueh 
 matched flooring nailed lengthwise of the building. Matched flooring i* 
 preferable to rough boards, as it keeps the fleeces of the sheep much 
 cleaner. 
 
 0. The plan provides for plenty of windows of a convenient size. ""All 
 windows to hinge to the window frame at the bottom and flush with the 
 inside of the frame, and fitted with a check and catch so that thev^ may- 
 drop inward at the top for ventilation. 
 
 7. The pen fronts against the passageway might consist of inch lum- 
 ber, preferably with a 2x3 inch head rail. However, if desired, racks 
 may be fitted along the front of the pen against the passageway. It will 
 bo found convenient to have light doors entering into each of the pens. 
 
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 The.s« are >imply made of 7 8-inch dressed lumber with battens on he 
 aide next the pen. 
 
 8. The sills of the doors leading from the pens to the yanl should b« 
 of cement. This means cheokinf? out the wall 4 to (J inches at each door- 
 way. All doors are best made of 7 S-inrh matched dressed lunilu'r, well 
 battened. It would be found advisable to make the doorway in two 
 •ections so that, if desired, the upper or lower half of the door might be 
 closed as needed. Generally speakin^j, the doors ol a sheep barn might 
 be left open all the time, except in the most severe storms. 
 
 9. \o special v«»ntilation is required for this building, as the doors 
 and windows may be left open suHiciently tt) provide a uniform supply 
 of fresh air. 
 
 10. It will bo found convenient to luvve meal or grain bins in the small 
 feed room Those bins should have part of the front of eadi removable 
 by having board sliding into a frame. It might bo found prefeiable to 
 have a hinged cover for each of those bins ta keep the feed dean. 
 
 11. The outside of the sheep barn should bo given two coats 
 of good paint. This might be considered extravagant l)y niaiiy farmers 
 who do not realize the keeping prt)perties ot paint or appreciate tiie at- 
 tractivfne".s of a well painted building, which is one of the best ;ulver- 
 tisei.ients of a tidy, prosperous farm. Well painted buildings add very 
 materially to the sale value of any farm and always prove an excellent 
 investment. The interior of this barn may be whitewashed wlien neces- 
 sary. Care, however, shoultl be taken not to use whitewjish around the 
 racks or the lower part of the pens, where this material will get in :o the 
 fleeces ot the sheep. 
 
 LIST OF MATERIALS 
 
 Concrete— Cubic Yard* 
 
 Wall footing— 2" wide by 18" deep bv 180' 20 
 
 Wall over footing— 12' wide by 2J' deep by 180' 17 
 
 1 stub wall — 6' wide by 2' deep by 18 I 
 
 3 piers r24'x24'xl8' footings. .6 cubic feet) 
 
 \l2"xl2'x2>^' 2'/i " ) 1 
 
 Total 38J 
 
 Lumber List— Board Feet 
 
 Sills— 2 (182') 2"x6" 'MW 
 
 Plates— 2 (182') 2"x6" 304 
 
 Side Wall Studs— 66 P 12'x2"x6"] 
 
 30 P 12'x2"x6" - 1632 
 
 End Studs —40 P 12'x2"x6"l 
 
 Ribbon Plate— (134') 2"x6" . . 1.34 
 
 1 Girt— 68'x8"x6" 272 
 
 1 Girt for Door Post Header 3"x6"x44' 66 
 
 4 Posts 8'x5"x5" 65 
 
 7 Door Posts 8'x3"x.3" 4') 
 
 Joists 70 P 12'x2"xlO" 1400 
 
 Rafters 70 P 18'x2"x6" 1260 
 
 Collar Beams 35 P 6'xl"x8" 140 
 
 Passage Floor 44' long by 4}^' wide 
 Joists— 120'x'2"x4"1 
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 Fe«d Room Floor 10' by 11' 
 Joi8t8 75'x3"x4" \ 
 
 T&G FlooriDK J"/ 190 
 
 Loft Floor 1 piv i" T&G 2000 
 
 Hiding 1" boardn dressed on one aide, 12' post 2000 
 
 Roof Boards 1" rough 2840 
 
 Hheathing Feed Room 460 B.F. T&G J" 450 
 
 Meal Bins (3) 150* T & G i' 150 
 
 Battens 350 P 12" long 2" wide 
 Shingles 4}" to weather 20 M 
 Windows— downstairs 19 frames and sashes 
 upstairs 4 frames and sashes 
 Doors — (Single sheathed and battened) outside 8 
 
 2 pen doors 6' 6" (single sheathed and battened) 
 
 4 pen doors 3' high. 
 
 Total 14,302 
 
 The cost of this sheep barn depends on the local cost of raaterialt 
 •od labour and the amount of each the farmer supplies. 
 
 
 
 
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