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Show PRACTICAL BARN FOR DAIRY Diagram Given Herewith Shows How Wisconsin Man Solved Problem of Modern Building. The accompanying diagram shows how a Wisconsin dairyman solved the problem of building a modern dairy barn at low cost, says the Prairie Farmer. Far-mer. This dairyman was also confronted con-fronted with the problem of constructing construct-ing a barn on short notice as he had moved to a newly purchased farm which afforded but a mere excuse of a dairy barn. Accordingly he made his barn in the shape of a lean-to on two sides of an old but well built barn. i Old Barn. I InTTTm Mill- Pana.0 BeAi'-d Stills I Practical Dairy Barn. The dotted lines In the diagram show the partition between the old barn and the lean-to. By doing this a considerable consid-erable saving in building material was effected as well as time saved in construction con-struction work. The usual dimensions were followed in the construction of the stalls and' alleys. By making the lean-to on the east and south sides of the barn sunlight sun-light entered all parts of it some time of the day. Ventilation was provided by hinging the windows at the bottom and providing 3 out-takes, one at each end and one where the additions meet. |