INTRODUCTION TO
AGRICULTURAL BUILDINGS
AND INFRASTRUCTURES
Agricultural Building and Infrastructure -
It is a major field of study that includes the
design, development, construction, and
maintenance of various farm buildings for
poultry and livestock, storage silos and
warehouses , processing plants, machinery
sheds, farm to market roads, irrigation facility,
soil and water conservation structures and
many others.
Definition of Farm Structure
a group of generally familiar objects
scattered around a farm house.
a production equipment that, for convenience are
group around a farm house
a house around which scattered an
uninteresting collection of out buildings.
A closely knit, well-kept group of
obviously purposeful building.
A nondescript collection of decaying shacks.
Types of Farm Structures and
Utilities
Farm Houses
Dwellings for operators, retired parents, married
relatives, workers with families
Buildings for Livestock
Barns
Hog Houses
Poultry buildings
Small-animal shelters
Exhibition buildings
Buildings for Product Storage
Hay barn
Corn Crib
Granaries, bins
Farm grain elevators
Silos
Vegetable storage
Fruit storages
Frozen-product storages
Ice houses
Building for Crop Production
Milk houses
Pasteurizing and bottling plants
Cheese factories
Smoke houses
Slaughter houses
Tobacco barn
Forage dryers
Fruits and vegetables packing houses, washing
plants and dehydrating structures
Miscellaneous Structures
Fences, walls, and gates, corrals
Waterer, Self feeders
Dipping vats, Manure pits
Roadside stands, Tourist cabin
Buildings for Equipment and Supplies
Implement sheds
Garage
Farm shop
Fuel storages
Utility buildings
Farmstead
Itis an area where
the farm house and
various farm
buildings are
located and
considered as the
center of farm
enterprise
Farm House
Itis a structure that
serves as a dwelling place
for people living in a farm
It is a farmers house
attached to the farm.
Barn and Shed
It is a structure that
serves as storage
facility for farm
equipment and
supplies such as
feeds, hay, and
others
Poultry Farm
Farm
A collection of
buildings used to
raise chicken
purposely for
meat or eggs, and
other poultry birds
such as ducks,
turkeys, quail, and
others
Swine Farm
A
collection
of
buildings
purposely
used for
raising hogs
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A collection of
buildings used for
raising cattle either for
meat or for
milk.
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Goat Farm
A facility
used for
raising
goat.
Greenhouse
A structure that
provides a reliable
enclosure within
which an
environment
favorable to plant
growth can be
attained
Storage Facility
A structure used
to keep the
product for a
prolong period of
time without
significant loss in
quality.
Processing Plants
A facility for
processing raw
materials into
suitable form of
product.
Irrigation Structure
A facility used to
control and
distribute water
efficiently into the
farm.
Factors Influencing the Kind of
Farm Structures
Climate
Crops
Market
Building Materials
Local Tradition
Social and economic pattern
Classifications of Farm Structure
(1) Movable or Fixed
movable buildings are small,
lightweight, and constructed with
skids so that it can be moved
around the farm
Fixed buildings are anchored to
piers or foundations attached to
poles set in the ground
(2) Pre-fabricated or on-the-
site construction
pre-fabricated buildings are built
from units that are constructed in a
factory
Factors to Consider in Planning
Farm Structures
(1) Space Requirement - This refers to the location
of structures in relation to one another as well as their
internal arrangement.
(2) Environment – This includes temperature, light,
ventilation, water and other factors dealing with
keeping animals comfortable or maintaining satisfactory
conditions for storage of farm products, and
(3) Structural Design - This involves the selection of
the size of structural parts, quantity and specifications
of materials and estimate of cost.
Reference
Barre, H.J. and L.L. Sammet. 1950. Farm
Structure. John Wiley and sons. New York.
650pp.