Show TIM DAIRY COW NEEDS SANITARY STABLE the dairy cow may be compared to a machine in that she Is a complicated mechanism which turns raw materials te rials such as aa grain and other food into the finished products milk and butterfat the more a machine works tho the more Is its ita earning capacity assured it the dairy gintry cow can bo be kept in good condition more dollars go into tile tho dairy mans bank account only part of tho feed consumed by a dairy cow goes tu to produce milk tho the reni remainder must necessarily go to maintain good physical condition which Is dependent upon keeping up a good supply of baby heat only that part of the food feed which goes goca to pro produce duce milk enters into tho the dairy mans profits profit ile he receives no direct financial returns from tile tho feed used to keep tho the cow it animals Is are hous ed in uncomfortable foul smelling poorly ventilated barns their vigor and vital vitality to la reduced to a low measure this s is ie because u larger portion of tile the feed which they receive Is required to maintain good physical condition and little of it goes to produce milk from a business standpoint therefore it Is important m that the health and comfort ot a cow bo be safeguarded it tier her keep Is to bo be profitable tills Is in a great measure insured when she la is property properly housed if possible the dairy barn should be located so that its long dimension will extend north and south thus presenting the greatest area of 0 window opening on the east and west sides this will permit sunlight one of the cheapest and most effective agents for keeping stock quarters tree free from disease germs to reach all points within the barn at some th time no durin during the day A sheltered yard preferably located on the south or east cast side of the building Is very desirable an abundance of sunlight uniform temperature plentiful supply of fresh air with freedom from draughts and the highest possible degree of cleanliness are necessary to the dairy barn in determining upon the number and size of window openings it Is common to provide four square feet of glass per animal lious housed floors mangers gutters and alleyways should bo be made of concrete because it Is nonabsorbent and may easily be cleaned and kept clean in several states boards of health require concrete dalry barn floors concrete gutters and alleyways make the work of cleaning out stock quarters easy because concrete floors are nonabsorbent the most valuable fertilizing elements in stable waste are saved feed mangers simplify and reduce the labor of feeding stork stock and are highly sanitary the experience of dairymen having reinforced concrete loft floors doors in their barns has proved the value of tills this feature of construction in case of fire A number of cases adeon are on record where the entire contents of the loft of such a born barn have been agen destroyed by fire alre while the animals below were led to safety without loss furthermore the stock quarters were unharmed ventilation of stock quarters should be given careful consideration proper ventilation requires a continuous change of air the size and number 0 of f passage swill depend upon tile the number and kind of stock housed in case of doubt it would be well to submit proposed barn bam plans to a specialist in ventilation or someone familiar with ventilating problems and secure his opinion of tile the proposed details of any ventilating system |