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Show Storing All Kinds of Feed Under One Roof Eliminates Much Work i '4.-,-.. ..'" V,', a1" -a - ' .1 i " ' - !.. t I .1 r:''. J. -,).', . ,- : . u . : 1 x: J . : ! ?AfA J" So- - r., .-- , K By WILLIAM A. RADFORD Mr. Willliifn A. Itadfurd will answer qut'Ml Ions and Klve advice KRE10 OF COST on all problems pertaining to the Hubjrct of bull(llii.r work on the farm, for the readers of this paper. On account ac-count of his wide experience as Kditor, Author and Manufacturer, ho is, without with-out doubt, the highest authority on tile subject. Address a Tl inquiries to William Wil-liam A. Itadford, No. 1S-7 Prairie avenue, ave-nue, Chicago. 111., and only ineluso two-cent two-cent stamp for reply. .Steadily Increasing prices for finished fin-ished beef cattle have made this liraneli of stock raising profitable. Farms that specialize In corn and live slock also have (inantllles of immature corn this year Unit tliey will have to market "on the hoof." The combination combina-tion of high, prices and plenty of feed that only can be turned Into money through live stock will Influence thousands thou-sands of farmers to curry feeder cattle cat-tle through the winter. Feed that live stock consume in winter win-ter Is utilized in two ways. First the nourishment Is required to maintain bodily health. The surplus goes into growth, flesh and fat. The more of tho nourishment that Is consumed to maintain tho alnniul, the less there Is to put on the pounds that bring In the dollars when the animals are shipped to market. Elaborate buildings ore not needed to winter live stock. Nature provides the animals with a heavy coat during tho coid season. Hut even with this k Is I jfi j j-.il I j ri g I Mi hi l L l!l protection cold winds, snow and alternate al-ternate freezing and thawing have their effects. To get the most from the feed the animals eat, they should have some place where they can go when conditions warrant. Many cattle raisers have shed windbreaks in the feed lots. Others provide their animals ani-mals with a better shelter. The cattle feeding barn shown in the Illustration is of the type many cattle raisers and feeders use. Here is an efficient cattle feeding plant. The stable floor is open and will accommodate a considerable number of cattle. The second floor provides space for the hay and other roughage the animals consume. The silo holds the ensilage that goes to balance the wintt? ration of the animals. This barn 9 313 feet wide and 04 feet long. It has a concrete foundation and concrete floor in the stable. The building build-ing Itself Is of frame construction, of the type known as the gambrel roof. The silo that adjoins the barn is of hollow clay tile. It will be noted by the floor plans that accompany this article that the entire stable, or first floor of the barn is open, in the center Is a self-feeder for hay. The self-feeder ends at the ceiling and above it is an opening in the mow floor. This enables the caretaker care-taker to throw the hay that Is constantly con-stantly before the animals Into the feeder direct, saving the labor of carrying car-rying It to separate mangers. Feed boxes are built alongside the self-feeder self-feeder for the grain and ensilage ration. ra-tion. On either side of (lie building are open water troughs so that the animals have a continuous supply of fresh water. The labor-saving features of this cattle cat-tle feeding barn design will be at once apparent to all farmers who have Ui9 care of live stock in winter. |