Show 3 PRACTICAL BARN FOR COWS one with sheep fold for breeding ewes ew found very comfortable and convenient I 1 herewith wherewith present the plans of my cow barn with sheep fold tor for breeding ewes both of which I 1 have found very comfortable and convenient for all practical purposes I 1 would ask tor for nothing better the dimension of building Is 28 by 52 feet with room above tor for 20 tons of hay and a wool room where I 1 can store away fleeces writes edwin E sedwick in the farmers review the corner posts ore are 12 inches at butt 8 to 10 at top and 16 feet high they are white oak and were obtained from my ow own n timber such poles could not be bought tor for less than 1 each all the woodwork except shingles and siding were obtained from the farm umber timber lot and are mostly oak elm and bass wood the logs were cut and hauled r s Is plan of cow barn 1 2 3 box stalls feet I 1 feed room 6 sheep fold for breeding ewes with wool room above 7 mangers 8 reed feed boxes 1 10 11 12 22 13 stalls and sawed in widths and thickness to suit different if ports parts for girders I 1 used oak and elm 2 by 6 also same for sleepers for upper and lower floors the girders are four feet apart and floor joists foists two feet which mattes makes a firm and substantial floor we cut logs six feet long and sawed planks two inches thick for stall floors with a two inch drop floor back of cows lengthwise of the barn this makes it a very easy matter to clean out stable we bed only the high six foot floor and the cow lies iles on this all droppings going to the lower floor behind we used 2 by as for rafters batters rat placing them two feet apart and used one cue halt half pitch for roof the ing w was as picked up tip about the place old boards being worked in and used to good advantage 4 by Is 14 feet long were used for bearing under rafters these were set at an angle thus making more hay room all braces are made from 2 by as and 2 by as odds and ends being used to advantage the feed alley Is floored ath inch boards running lengthwise as Is also the loft above and floor to wool room the front of manger next to alley Is made of elm oarda boards one inch thick while the part next to cows Is made from short pieces set up and down the manger being two feet two inches high the feed boxes are very solid all being made of two inch elm and are tight enough to hold fine ground feed the outside doors are all double one above the other so the upper may be left open to admit air and sun and still keep the animals in even it if loose in a stall small windows are on each side to let in light with larger windows in sheep fold and hay bay loft the three box stalls are made so they may be closed with a door as shown in the cut these may be used for cows at calving time and when used tor for two cows in milking these doors aro hooked back to partition this we have found a very convenient arrangement there la Is a door in loft floor to throw down hay also a small door doer to pitch hay or straw from a wagon into tho the mow with a large door in the end to admit fork and carrier we have a good modern bay fork and track in this barn |