| Show Grm Clean Milk Comes From Modern Barns BarnsWell BarnsWell BarnsWell Well Constructed and Clean Mangers Urged Concrete dairy barn floors and mangers will prove a big help in producing milk of high quality as aswell well as reducing the amount of la labor la- la laI bor required The U U. S S. S public I I health health- service milk code provides that no dairy barn meets the require require- requirements requirements requirements ments for tor producing high grade milk without a long-lasting long nonabsorbent nonabsorbent nonabsorbent sanitary floor such as con con- concrete crete Forms are made of one-inch one lum hum lumber lumber ber her well braced Concrete for the floor is made with five gallons of ot wa wa- water water wa- wa water ter per sack of Portland cement when sand and gravel are moist I IThe The mix should be plastic and work work- workable workable able but not too sloppy nor too stiff I I II I i Barn floors and mangers prop prop- properly properly properly erly designed and built help as as- assure assure sure clean comfortable healthy stock stock high high quality milk Build the manger curb first then the litter alley and the manger Leave holes in concrete for future stall equipment if 11 not now avail avail- able Then build stall platforms These will vary according to the kind of cattle The mangers should be finished smooth with a steel trowel The concrete should be damp cured for at a t least five days before using |
