The principal objective of this book is to serve as a text for students of a general course in farm structures. It follows closely the pattern of such a course taught by the author and offered to students of agriculture.
This book Useful for Agronomy.
PART 1: DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING OF FARM BUILDINGS
1. Introduction
2. Planning Farm Service Buildings
3. Planning the Farmstead
PART 2: MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION
1. Wood
2. Wood Fasteners
3. Concrete and Masonry Products
4. Miscellaneous Building Materials
PART 3: STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS
1. Loads on Farm Service Buildings
2. Base Construction of Concrete and Masonry
3. The Main Frame
4. Floor and Ceiling Support
5. Roof Framing
6. Covering Layers
PART 4: ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL
1. Fundamentals Applicable to Environmental Control
2. Design Procedures for Environmental Control
PART 5: BUILDINGS FOR HOUSING LIVESTOCK
1. Dairy Cattle Housing
2. Poultry Housing
3. Beef, Sheep, and Swine Housing
PART 6: STORAGE BUILDINGS
1. Machinery Housing and Farm Shop
2. Grain Storage
3. Apple Storages
4. Potato Storages
5. Silos
PART 7: REMODELING
1. Remodeling Farm Buildings