Finally, it may be said that when these separate structures are treated in this inexpensive manner without added basement, the available capacity of the building would be double that of the old ones, the time of performing the work in the barns would be greatly diminished, and the discomfort of both man and beast would be ameliorated. For the sake of the farm boy and for the animal which he cares for, to say nothing of economy, beauty and neatness, may I not ask those who have these scattered, unhandy, uncomfortable barns, to study well the illustrations given, which show the old and the new arrangement?
Fig. 120. Treatment of the gable.
The accompanying illustration ([Fig. 121]) of English farm buildings may be of interest, though this style of barn and the arrangement would not be suitable in America, with its rigorous climate and expensive farm labor.
Fig. 121. English farmsteading plan.
CHAPTER XIX
OUTBUILDINGS AND ACCESSORIES
There are various farm buildings which are better when more or less detached from the main barn; and some of these may now be mentioned.
Fig. 122. A poultry establishment sufficient for 150 hens.