Show ELABORATE STOCK BARN FOR MISSOURI STOCKMAN rather ta ither odd shaped structure so built to anve all Ani animals male under sumo same roof 0 and nd keep each department separate ar c 4 r T I 1 I 1 I 1 1 1113 floor plan of stock darn cam tho the stock barn herewith illustrated was planned for a missouri stockman writes J E bridgman in the orange judd farmer the rather odd shape was adopted for several reasons first to have all the tha stock under tinder one roof second to keep each department separate from the tha other departments third to reduce to the minimum the amount of labor required for feeding the stock fourth to save and economically no uso use every pound of manure the floor plan of the structure Is feet from east to west and feet from north to south and the two ells for hogs and sheep are each feet the walls walla are 10 feet to the eaves and the root roof la is self supporting which leaves a clear space apace through the entire loft for storing hay etc all partitions are eight feet except over the south front where they are arc 10 feet from the feed rooms to the south front this Is done to allow for driving in a load of hay bay in stormy weather there are 45 cow stalls three bull stalls two hospital stalls and three calf pens the horse barn has eight single stalls rind and ivo five largo large box stalls the sheep barn has haa six sheep pens feet each and two lamb pens liens the hog house has 12 peris pens feet each also a feed and killing room feet the south front has a tool room engine room and a watch mans room stairways aro are located in both north and south ends of the barn the feed rooms for horses and cows cowa are so arranged that the silage may bo be dropped down tho the small chute chuta in front of tho the silos tho the door of this chute la Is always closed so BO that no odors may enter the tha cow barn A small email gas engine Is used for elevating the ground feed to six hopper shaped bins located over the feed rooms the feed la Is drawn from the bins through small spouts as wanted ulna bins for storing feed for hogs hoga and sheep are located over the sheep lind and hog barns all feed Is handled with feed carriers and the tracks run through all parts of the barn all manure and litter Is also handled with carriers and when not spread at once Is stored in a cement manure house all gutters are drained to this manure pit the exterior and interior are covered with matched sheathing which la Is stripped with inch strips the strips are in turn covered with metal lath and tho the lath covered with two coats of portland cement all ceilings are treated in the same manner except the sheathing la Is not used the roof la Is covered with the best grade of asbestos felt roofing which makes it practically a fireproof barn the foundation Is of native limestone for the reason that stone can be secured on the farm it at a very slight cost tho the silos set on cement pits four feet deep are built with inch studs set 12 inches on centers ag inch wooden hoops are bent around the outside and are doubled one between each door and one in the center of each door the doors are 10 inches square with 12 inch spaces between the hoops are covered with inch strips and treated in the same manner as the walls of the barn the inside walls walla of the silos ellos are lined with hard burned paving brick laid in a thin cement all floors of cf the barn aro are of cement with wood slats slata tor for the horses the horses have cast iron gutters but the cows have loth both tho the gutters and the mangers made ot of cement and tho the mangers so arranged that they may be flooded with water tho The floors are ara all trapped with drain traps and it the he entire barn may be washed with a hose in a short time the horses are watered at the cement trough located north of the east teed feed room and the hogs and sheep are watered with a hose the barn loft Is supported on three inch gas pipe and all cow stalls are of wood with wire guards on top this barn Is doubtless too largo large for many of us but there are inan many y things to be learned from it |