Show MODERN DESIGN FOR FDA DAIRY BARN BAAN Arrangement Will Conveniently House 2 24 Animals PLANNED TO SAVE SAVE- LABOR f i- i Winter Home for Dairy Herd and storage Stor- Stor ape age for Their Feed Keeps the Cows Cowa Healthy and Production Production ProduCe tion High f By WILLIAM A. A RADFORD RADFORD- Mr William A. A Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF OIl COST on all aU subjects subject pertaining to the subject of ot building work on the farm for tor tho readers of ot this paper On account of his wide experience as Editor Author and Manura Manufacturer he Is wl without hout doubt the hl highest hest authority on all those subjects Address all aU Inquiries to William A. A Radford Rad- Rad ford tOrd No 1827 Prairie avenue Chicago III and only two-cent two stamp for tor or reply DairY barns that at i IP being built on to date farms are a great deal more moretha tha than shelters for the animals and a place In which to store stor their winters winter's supply of hay bay ond and other forage They are are modern farm factories for the efficient ef- ef and economical production of ff food The dairy Industry has made some rapid advances during the last few w years j It no longer Is a side line on the he farm but a profitable and i int part of ot the farm work And well weIl Lv Y 9 4 f secs Lv f 7 V v 9 4 f Y i r f 4 f fi oc c rn tits fy n w if r J fY r fc o v S d t t u. u i G a s. s Nun n t lr f Lr i f k It may b be for the prices now secured secures by the farmer for milk and butter and he the products by-products such as cheese make maket t well worth while to conduct this part of t the farm activities In an economical and extensive manner The first requisite for the economical cal al conduct of the dairy bu business Is a weather tight t modernly equipped barn Cows spend Cows spend more than half the year i Indoors and It ft Is during the time they are ure In the stable that the best prices are secured for their products The greater the production at this time the greater profits the herd will show at atthe atthe atthe the end of the year Illustrated In connection with this article article article ar ar- Is one type of the modern dairy barn This Is a plank frame structure 30 by CO 00 feet with the cow stable In Inthe Inthe n the basement The grade entrance leads to the first floor door which Is s used for the storage of farm vehicles and machinery and above Is the mow for forthe forthe forthe the storage of hay rind and other forage This barn Is constructed so that It will be weather The cows willbe will willbe willbe be kept warm and comfortable during the coldest of weather and at the same ame time will be supplied with plenty of ot fresh air all and the stable will be clean and sanitary Three suction ventilators ventIlator ven ven- are located on the roof of the barn These These- ventilators are connected with foul-air foul flues and draw the Impure impure Impure Im Im- im- im pure air out of the stable and allow It Ito to o be replaced by fresh tresh air The floor plan that accompanies ithe the exterior view of the barn shows show how the stable Is IB equipped so that the work of caring for the herd can be done quickly and with less labor The stalls are ranged along the sides of the barn with the thc cows facing In Each of the 24 stalls Is divided by a steel stall partition partition par pur- titian while at nt the manger head there Is a n continuous concrete monger manger also separated by steel partitions At every other stall head there Is la nn on automatic drinking bowl that supplies two animals animals ani ani- mals with a n continuous supply of fresh running water I has has- hOA Aye ru the three r r hint make cows Productive fresh pro productive fresh air plenty plen- plen ty of ot fresh water and good feed teed The latter Is supplied In part by the silo shown at one corner of the barn This silo sUo has bas a capacity ample to keep the keep the cows In fresh green ensilage throughout through through- out the winter Fresh water fresh air good feed teed and comfort go a long way toward Increasing the he dairy farm prof prof- its Labor has hns been and will continue to tobe tobe tobe be a large Item of ot farm expense Wages are high and men hard to get But In the modern dairy barn a n great greut deal of labor Is saved by Its Its' equipment The Thc floor of this barn Is of concrete with gutters at the rear of ot the stalls These Thes gutters collect the manure from which It Is forked to the carrier that runs on the overhead track shown on the plan by dot dash lines JInes The carrier Is a great barn labor It not only removes the litter to the manure manure mar ma ma- r nure pile or shed at the back of the barn bam but conveys s the feed and forage to the stalls After the Utter litter Is removed removed re re- re- re moved d the gutters are flushed hed and the barn Is as clean as most cellars Plenty of ot windows to admit sunshine are also shown In this plan Sunshine Is valuable In the dairy stable not only for Its warmth but also for Its killing germ quality The windows alow al allow allow al- al low the sunshine to strike the litter al alleys alleys alleys al- al leys and go a g great eat way toward I keeping keepIng keep keep- Ing the stable free from disease germs This Is a modern home for cows cows cows- one that keeps them comfortable and productive ti e A cold cow Is an uncomfortable uncomfortable uncomfortable cow and most of the feed s she e consumes In a barn that Is not tight er-tight goes t to supply warmth for her body rather than to the production of ot milk Fresh water It has been proved by test Increases the flow of ot milk as much as 10 per cent By combining these features In the dairy dalry products factory production Is 18 Increased and the labor cost Is decreased All of the advantages named make a modern dairy barn a profitable Invest Invest- ment And the sooner the barn Is built the sooner the extra profits will be reaped by the owners of ot dairy herds r LITTER ITT ALLEY T X r. r Pen PEA 4 PEN 9 ATE L 0 T L 5 i Ali E R j. j GAR IR Ii i n i A 1 P v- v J d I fi fiA CC i TN Aft R I EC 0 v bT L 5 i 1 1 FLOO PLA i |