Nearly Six Feet from Ground
The buildings are all set on posts, three feet in the ground and five feet above. The floor joists are ten inches in width and two inches thick, and, instead of the usual sill, two by ten planks are spiked at both ends of these floor joists resting on the posts which support the building. This construction is much simpler than the ordinary sills, and is also less expensive.
The posts are eight feet apart and well braced. They are cross tied at the corners, and about every fifty feet throughout the building; they are also braced at the ends.
The floor joists are placed three feet apart, and the uprights are made of two by four joists, placed three feet apart. At the corners of the House the upright supports are doubled, making the corner posts equivalent to four by four.
The construction of these buildings without any projections over the top of the roof has two advantages. First, there is a saving in the quantity of lumber used and in labor expended; second, all the joints of the roof and walls are made tighter, and the lapping of the roofing over the edges of the building and cementing it make all joints absolutely air and water tight.
LAYING HOUSE PREPARED TO RECEIVE 1500 PULLETS FROM RANGE