1910 Economy of a Round Barn Plans - Vintage Book on CD Round barns date to the late 18th and early 19th century. George Washington owned a sixteen-sided threshing barn that he designed himself in 1793. Built at his Dogue Run Farm in Fairfax County, Virginia[3] it is regarded as the first American round barn. Early round barns were particularly associated with the Shaker community,[4][1] one was constructed in 1826 at just such a community in Hancock, Massachusetts.[1] Outside of Hancock and Mount Vernon, a few scattered round barns appeared on the American landscape before the Civil War. Despite considerable publicity of the 1826 round barn in Massachusetts, the design was not popularized until the 1880s. During this time period agricultural colleges began to push the design as they taught progressive farming methods, based on the principles of industrial efficiency. It was from 1880–1920 that round barns began were the most popular in the United States, especially in the Midwest. Contents Include: 1. Round barns would be more generally built if their advantages were known and if the few which have been erected had been rightly constructed 2. The round dairy barn offers greater convenience in storing, handling and distributing the feed. 3. In the circular construction, much greater strength is secured with less lumber. 4. The material for rectangular barns costs from 34 to 58 percent more than for round barns of the same area and capacity 5. Round and rectangular barns compared 6. Round and rectangular barns, including silos, compared 7. Detailed account, with illustration showing how the round barn at the university was built 8. Itemized statement of cost of a 60-foot round barn (as of 1910 prices....;) 9. Brief descriptions with illustrations and plans of several round dairy barns in actual use. 10. Conclusions Sample thumbnails taken from the collection. (Low resolution thumbnails - CD images are scanned at 300 DPI) Screen shot 1 Screen shot 2 Screen shot 3 Screen shot 4 Screen shot 5 Screen shot 6 Screen shot 7 Screen shot 8 FINE PRINT: Files in our collections are in .pdf format, so you can easily view, copy, print, or share as you see fit. Use our scanned images for research or school projects, all pages are scanned at 300 DPI or more. View directly in Adobe Reader - perfect for reprinting in newsletters, magazines or art projects, use as clip art in any graphics program, scale it, edit it, print it to suit your needs. Our catalog and image CD-ROM's are intended to be used on any computer capable of viewing .jpgs, .tiffs and .gifs. CD is not intended for DVD Players. (DVD movies are of course playable on any home DVD player). BEFORE bidding on this item, please note the shipping location. We ship from multiple locations, CD/DVD's are shipped immediately, custom vintage giftware is Special Order, and will ship factory direct - holiday season please allow 10 to 14 days production time BEFORE item is shipped. Shipping: SAVE on shipping, purchase additional items and pay only $1.00 ($2.00 Int'l) for each CD/DVD! Please wait for invoice prior to remitting payment - we are happy to combine your purchases to save on shipping costs. Did you know that many of our reproduction catalog covers are now available on great gift items such as mose pads, clocks, jewelry and more? Please check out the VLR on Ebay store to see all these all original gift items.
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