Lumber:
149 pieces, 1 x 4 x 16 Y. P.
31 " 1 x 4 x 14 Cypress
16 " 1 x 4 x 12 "
165 " 1 x 6 x 16 Y. P.
17 " 1 x 6 x 14 "
226 " 2 x 4 x 12 "
20 " 2 x 4 x 16 "
6 " 2 x 4 x 14 "
15 " 4 x 4 x 14 "
120 " 2 x 12 x 16 "
23 " 2 x 12 x 14 "
100 " 2 x 6 x 20 "
144 " 2 x 6 x 16 "
67 " 2 x 6 x 18 "
4 " 2 x 6 x 26 "
60 " 2 x 6 x 12 "
30 " 2 x 6 x 22 "
4 " 2 x 6 x 24 "
6 " 2 x 8 x 10 "
9 " 2 x 8 x 16 "
4 " 2 x 10 x 14 "
11 " 2 x 10 x 12 "
1 " 2 x 10 x 22 "
1 " 1 x 10 x 12 "
1 " 1 x 10 x 14 Cypress
2 " 1 x 12 x 14 "
22 " 1-1/8 x 8 x 10 Cyp. S2S
2 " 1 x 1-1/8 x 12 x 14 "
2 " 1 x 1-1/8 x 12 x 16 "
6000 feet of 8-inch ship lap
3150 feet of 10-inch ship lap
71 M 5/2 red cedar shingles
165 Lineal feet of 2-inch Cr. molding
240 Lineal feet of Cr. molding
270 feet of 4-inch Y. P. S1S
4000 feet of 6-inch rough pine
62 feet of 3/8-inch Y. P. Ceiling
850 feet of 6-inch No. 1 flooring
230 feet of 6-inch fence flooring
56 lineal feet of 1/2 x 3-inch battening
32 lineal feet of lattice
444 lineal feet of 4-inch cypress
3 10-foot cedar posts
Total cost of lumber $1,313.63
Mill work:
Window sash and doors $270.00
Window and door frames 71.00
Sawing lumber for silo, roof, bridge and stanchions 29.78
Cost of hardware 96.57
Carpenter work:
Head carpenter 518 hrs. @ 40c = $207.20
Carpenters 1057 hrs. @ 35c = 369.95
Common labor 429 hrs. @ 20c = 85.80
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Total cost for carpenter work 662.95
Tiling around barn and silo, sewer from dairy room,
retaining wall, cement floor in alley, dairy,
doorway of barn, and steps and tanks 128.54
Plastering dairy room and inside of silo 104.60
Painting 89.54
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Total cost of barn $3670.61
[Illustration: FIG. 26. BARN NO. 2. 80 FEET IN DIAMETER; ENGINE ROOM IN
FOREGROUND.]
The cost of this barn, if built on the ordinary dairy farm, could be
materially reduced without shortening the life of the barn. Owing to the
conditions under which this barn was built, it was necessary to pay for
hauling all material to the farm, two and one-half miles from town. All
of the labor had to be hired, and as it was necessary for the men to
board themselves the wages paid were proportionately higher. The farmer
usually does the excavating and hauls the brick, sand, and lumber with
his own teams, tends the mason, and does quite an amount of the rough
work with his own help, besides boarding the men, all of which would
greatly reduce the cost. The construction could also be cheapened by
using drop siding to cover the outside, instead of shingles, which in
this case were used over ship lap on the side walls to improve the
appearance. This barn could be still further cheapened by putting hoops,
five feet apart, around the studs, and covering with common 1 x 12
boards, put on vertically, as is done in some cases. A saving could also
be made on the mill work and large doors by having the carpenters make
these plainer and leave the windows out of them.
Anyone wishing to build a round barn can get local bids on the lumber
bill, and determine approximately the cost in his locality. This will
vary with both the location and the year.