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Title: Our farm and building book.
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: William A. Radford
Subjects: farm buildings -- catalogs agricultural buildings barns house plans
Publisher: Radford Architectural Company
Contributing Library: MBJ collection

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called a Corrugator is used tomake the corrugations. These toolshave rooting noses belted on to thecross pieces in such a way that theycan be moved out or in to make thecorrugations closer or farther apart, ^^E can famish complete blae-prints for any building illustrated inWW this book. See u**der each picture for low price *>f blue-prints. systems employed. These systemsvary according to the slope of theland, texture ofthe soil, kind of cropsirrigated, water supply, etc. Moisture Requirements ofGrain Crops In the humid districts, it is seldomthat a grain crop receives all themoisture it could use to advantage.It is customary to plant clover inwheat fields, also with rye and some-times with oats or barley. It is noticeable that clover willgrow splendidly in oats and barleyfields during the early part of the sea-son when rains are frequent, but itsoon dies and often almost entirelydisappears when the dry weather TELL YOUR NEIGHBORS ABOUT THIS BOOK. THEY MAY BE INTENDING TO BUILD 21
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LARGE NORTH DAKOTA GENERAL FARM BARN Handsome gambrel roof design having full height gambrel dormer 36 feet wide in the center of one «*<i» r,*„eral dimensions of barn 72 by 30 feet*. We can furnish complete set of blue-printed working plans and ^nS^rUS^specifications for only $7.00 per set. When ordering, ask for Design A261L. g P d typewritten comes along in the middle of summer.Some farmers have almost given upgrowing clover for this reason, andwithout knowing the reason why.Under such conditions, lime is oflittle benefit. The fact is, ripening grain requiresan immense amount of moisture, andthe plants pump the soil dry. Digdown in any stubble field after thegrain has been cut and you will won-der how any plant could live in soilso dry. One reason why greater yields ofgrain are grown under irrigation isbecause an irrigation farmer will sup-ply water just when the crop needs itmost. When wheat turns a darkgreen color, showing that moisturehas been pretty well used up, then th

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