PUB-122 (R-01/12)
Instructions for Farmland Assessments
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General Purpose Barns
Base specifications; Foundation — concrete or masonry piers;
Roof — double pitch gable style; Floor — dirt; Electric and wiring
— minimal service; Plumbing — two or less cold water outlets;
Interior construction — two or less stalls and portioned feed room.
Base price
+ OR - for each eave height variance
Base costs reflect the following basic exterior walls: wood frame,
steel frame, and pole frame are board and batten, wood siding or
standard guage corrugated metal. Masonry barns include con-crete
block and average quality brick.
Continuous concrete foundations and footings 1.64
Concrete floor 3.21
No electricity -0.56
+ or - for no water service or extensive water service 0.49
One-story barns (per SFFA)
Based on 10’ height at eaves
Construction type
Wood Steel Pole
frame Masonry frame frame
$26.50 $25.97 $23.75 $23.40
.51 .50 .46 .45
Gambrel style roof 3.81
Gothic style roof 4.50
Wood floor loft (per SF loft area) 7.50
Adjustments
Size adjustments
Floor Factor Floor Factor Floor Factor
Less than 1,000 1.000 4,000 .870 7,000 .800
2,000 .965 4,400 .850 8,000 .780
2,400 .930 5,000 .840 9,000 .765
3,000 .905 5,600 .830 over 10,000 .750
3,600 .890 6,000 .810
Two-story barns (per total SFFA)
Based on 10’ average floor height
Construction type
Wood Steel Pole
frame Masonry frame frame
$20.37 $19.72 $18.33 $17.36
.46 .44 .36 .38
Gambrel style roof 1.91
Gothic style roof 2.25
Wood floor loft (per SF loft area) 7.50
Adjustments
Base specifications; Foundation — concrete or masonry piers;
Roof — double pitch gable style; Floor — dirt; Second floor —
wood planks over wood frame; Electric and wiring — minimal ser-vice;
Plumbing — two or less cold water outlets; Interior construc-tion
— two or less stalls and portioned feed room.
Base price
+ OR - for each eave height variance
Base costs reflect the following basic exterior walls: wood frame,
steel frame, and pole frame are board and batten, wood siding or
standard guage corrugated metal. Masonry barns include con-crete
block and average quality brick.
Continuous concrete foundations and footings .82
Concrete floor 1.62
No electricity -0.56
+ or - for no water service or extensive water service 0.49
Size adjustments
Floor Factor Floor Factor Floor Factor
Less than 2,000 1.000 5,600 .830 10,000 .750
3,000 .905 6,000 .810 12,000 .746
4,000 .870 7,000 .800 14,000 .726
4,400 .850 8.000 .780 over 15,000 .719
5,000 .840 9,000 .765
