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Interest rapidly increasing throughout the United States. Private and public facilities te handle large groups of horses are being requested. Today, many fairgrounds do not have sufficient stable space for horse shows for various public groups. As more horses are moved long dis- tances from one area to another, a critical need for overnight lodging for horses arises.

This building is 40 feet wide and 240 feet long, and the length can be varied in 10-foot units. With a capacity for 88 tie stalls 5 by 10 feet in dimension, the building can be converted into 44 box stalls 10 by 10 feet in dimension. This conversion can be made by simply removing the 2 by 12 lumber pieces that are part of the removable stall partitions. These pieces of lumber can be pulled out when the outside stall doors are opened.

Washington, D.C.

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

An 8-foot center alley provides for a public view of the animals. For safety reasons, there are no stall door openings into the alley. A 3-foot-high, 1- by 1-inch heavy-duty 10-gage wire screen is used along both sides of the center alley to provide for visual inspection of the horses. The screened wall section is 4 feet above the alley floor. Clay is used for the center alley and stall floors.

The barn is designed for low-cost pole or post con- struction. The plan shown is designed with the use of 6- by 6-inch posts for the main bearing columns and 4- by 4-inch posts with removable stall partitions.

Post construction is suggested to provide for ease of installation and operation of stall doors and remov- able partitions. Wood contacting the ground, or manure, should be pressure treated with preservatives to a minimum retention of 8 pounds-per-cubic-foot.

Issued June 1975

Stock Number 001—000-03432-4

Miscellaneous Publication No. 1310

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402 - Price 25 cents

Catalog Number A 1.38:1310

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240-0

OVERHANG

PLAN

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MAKE 4X 2 SLOT IN THE DOOR, TO FIT 14° €YE BOLT

REAR VIEW ONLY ONE DOOR SHOWN

4x4 PRESSURE TREATED, SET IN CONCRETE, SPACED SO THE 2x12 CAN

SLIDE THROUGH

4-2x!l2TO BE USED FOR TIE STALLS

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6-9) 10-0. PLAN

No hay or grain storage is shown in the plan, since the horses at fairgrounds are generally fed by the owner from their own feed sources.

The roof is designed to withstand a load of 30 pounds- per-square-foot.

Complete working drawings may be obtained from the extension agricultural engineer at your State university. There may be a small charge to cover cost of printing.

If you do not know the location of your State university, send your request to Agricultural Engineer, Extension Service, U.S. Department

of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250. He will forward your request to the correct university. i

ORDER PLAN NO. 6148, HORSE BARN, Capacity 88 Horses.

U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1975 O—572-805