16-sided.
Built, 1888.
[Illustration: FIG. 41. BARN NO. 6; 85 FEET IN DIAMETER; SAME SCALE AS
DRAWING ON OPPOSITE PAGE.]
Diameter, 85 feet.
Height, 26-foot posts on 9-foot wall.
Capacity, 88 cows; 350 tons of hay.
Foundation and first story, cement wall 9 feet above cement floor.
Supports, 4 x 8s, placed just back of stanchions, 3 feet on center.
Studs, 2 x 10s, 26 feet long, placed 2-1/2 feet on center.
Joists 3 x 12s, 20 feet long, 14 inches on center for main span.
Rafters, self-supporting. Sheathed with 1 x 6s with no space between.
This roof has a purline plate thrown in the gambrel. The plate is
supported only by the braces which tie the joints.
[Illustration: FIG. 42. ARRANGEMENT OF COW STABLE IN BARN NO. 6.]
The barn has been racked three times by the wind, replumbed and heavy
iron rods put in to brace it, yet it is out of plumb at the present
time.