Show MOURN HUN inose 50 cows one story building designed for successful dairy man COMFORT MEANS efficiency everything necessary to the health and product veness of the cows Is I 1 provided in th s des agn for stable by dy WILLIAM A RADFORD mr willian A radford wl wi I 1 answer anser questions tlona and give advice FREE OF LOST on all sub subjects jeLts pertaining to the subject of building work on the farm for the readers of th a paper on account of hie his wide experience as feitor author and manufacturer he Is without doubt the highest authority on all these subjects address all indu r es to vi V i I 1 am A rad ford no 1827 prairie avenue chicago III and only two cent stamp tor for reply during the slump in the prices farm farni ers are receiving for tl it afir crops crop the i value alue of a I 1 erd of dairy to t o N vs s hia liis li h ia is been more and more apparent na betl er the n alk Is sold directly to the consumer or to tl it e creamery cast flow stows s in d biily illy or m weekly and although it tie e pr ce f mill will ai at I 1 cream la Is somewhat lower it tian an it m was as two vears ears ao ti tibie ei e still la Is a nice profit for the dalr dairyman inan there Is no profit however in scrub cow s pure bleds or grades are the only anin animals vils which lay i ay to feed and care for as they eat little moie mole thin scrubs and tale tal e to i more care thin tl air less productive sisters ft IN hile tl ere now Is a little more than 3 per cei t of the dalry coas in the united states that are pure bleds farmers are learning their value and aie rapidly replacing scrub cows with the I 1 agh producing animals the average annual milk production of scrub cows is only abo it 3 pounds while it is a poor purebred that does not give three times as much milk high producing cows eat more flir air lit it 11 i e flues while foul in lit flute airry tl it e foul air to the suction ven till tilt tors on the root roof the interior arrangement of this dairy stable and the equipment spell fie I 1 0 i tl if e floor i 1 lin pin mike tl it Is a c in fordable for table aid ai d healthful lome 1 ome for tie tl e dair I 1 erd at the same tine tin e the ar ru rat gement is such that tl e 0 N ner may cire care tor for tha th animals with tl tie e least amount of effort an overhead ove rheid carrier track extends over the feed n D alle an I 1 oer over it tie e litter alley in tie rear of tl it e stalls making it a simple n atter to carr rrb tl if e feed to tl e mangers ana to remove tl e litter the continuous w wild it d vs vvs a admit sui light to the litter allen aiding in keeping the birn flee from daw olcise ise germs such quell a dairy st it hie ble is qs this Is not expensive to build but it will vill be found a t rental ie in northern nort lern ern states when tie Is cold and st t amy ra e c ws w hlll III t ie e kept healthy and productive and the work of caring for the ai at in als cin c in I 1 e done e cisily an I 1 at less cat for labor vi NN hile bile n n is 19 m ide in this stal tat ie jo for the stor ge of rou hae hage that tl ti e anin at als nee 1 9 droit ir it g it one or is two 0 sll s should t ie e ei acte I 1 the e silos will hold all tie ensilage a her harl I 1 tl it is size needs during the n the ii qi finals are continua ii in tl it e I 1 irn A iny st t rage sled nearby will protect i protect the roughage fi aiom orn the NN teatler catl er eft car c AR I 1 C I 1 1 I 1 kuttim J I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 t I 1 I 1 ww I 1 I 1 mangei 11 manaea ae filBACK gy N GED 0 I 1 I 1 r wr r 1 61 1 1 1 I 1 a e cr I 1 floor PLAN tl in the lov lo 10 v producer producers but the differ ence in cost especially at tl it e present prices pries of feed Is moye than offset an cow to produce I 1 er greatest pos sible quantity of milk must be well housed animate animals in coin comben tion hu mans must eat to keep up the ther body b heat at in winter if the bow iw Is cold a lar barst vr part of her food boes to supply heat thin n when hen she tg Is w warm arm she must have fresh air but must not be in a draft she mast must have plenty of water that la not fee ce cold and greatest of all sl e must be housed tn in a building where she wilt will be undisturbed and comfort comfortable abl e foca eow ts it ner ons ani mal easily excited and when excited does not give the maximum quantity of milk successful dairymen know facts an fin 1 I 1 arid tie tt e stable stables and barns that shelter the animal with them in mind I 1 lanning a dain stable has been brought to a pretty exact science farm building architects ha having ing mid a close cloe study of the requirements vat tl at go to make such a build ng a profit able 11 investment it Is eu customary tomary especially on oil farnia where not a greit number f diirr ois are kept to build the ditre staf stat ie le under tl it e barn or in the first fl ff or v en ever er N where here a I 1 irge er of cow cows s are maintained si 91 w atal fal stables tables sue net as is sho N n in tt tte e i cc c rap mp roving in ing illustration are tided tl TI 1 is i 1 e torn lv designed dairy dair stil ie Is flannel for a leri lert of coas tie lull ding Is equipped with a if tion system tt stat at keeps heeps the r 1 r f s the walls ails of the building iry an I 1 takes out tie tl e foul air tl ti at tl e animals ex hale this building Is of fran e construe tion set on a concrete found an tin I 1 I 1 as a concrete floor T e tl fl or plan shows that the two rows of stalls are ar ringed so 0 o that the eo vs face a feed ing alley allen tl it rough the center conter of the building the tio rows rons are each li 11 vided int into 0 tw two 0 sections section for e i pt I 1 ecce in doing the oik aik thus it here ere are two sections of stills thit care for 13 aws q each at aid d tu two 0 sections section for U 12 cows cow each the bu iding Is 36 feet wile di at 1 feet long tt TI e stalls d vided bv steel stall partitions face a concrete manger t qt alas no dividing partitions so tl ti at it kiy be flushed out with a hose when va hen desired at each stall I 1 eid there Is an li drin drinkle klig g cup where there always Is fresh for the cow in the sides of the bull ling are fresh |