Show building will house more than thal 50 cows comfortably HAS ALL MODERN EQUIPMENT 1 makes a fine addition to any farm group well ventilated weather 0 proof stable that will keep I 1 cows productive by WILLIAM A RADFORD mr william A al radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to t the a t subject abject of building work on the farm for or the readers of this paper on account of 0 his wide experience as editor author and manufacturer he Is without doubt the highest authority on all these subjects ad dress all inquiries to william A radford no IW 1827 prairie avenue chicago ill and only two cent stamp for reply farmers whose principal business it is to produce milk need wellbon well con strutted ted and fully equipped buildings building gs to bouse house the herd if they are to get the greatest profit out of their acrivi ties for it Is a ell ventilated weatherproof stable in which the cows are most comfortable and the feed they consume Is turned into milk the barn shown in the accompany ing illustration was designed and built for an illinois dairyman it has single stalls for 60 50 cows pens I 1 0 inch eten extension slon by ly alfs ft Is arrangement the calves are shut away from ta tier e r ei s and can be cared for separately alo aa by having a ho i e to 10 themselves they are less liable to contract diseases that the s are prone to get when housed with the older and more hardy animals while this barn Is rather large it has no waste space its width permits two rows rons of stalls with a driveway between them and the correct amount of space along either side for the litter alleys the silos house elou enough h sia silage g e to carry the animals through the winter while the mow space holds the roughage and bedding necessary for 50 cows covi s but what Is more important la Is that this barn vall protect the animals dur ing the cold months keep them warm and healthy and at a high state of productivity that Is what makes it a profitable investment farm buildings such as this are carefully planned by experienced architects lumber dealers builders and find local architects have plans for buildings like this ready for their clients to build from CA 0 rn N r 2 CA 00 2 P lor for the herd sire and calves and Is arranged so that the work of caring f for or the ani mals can be accomplished at 0 a minimum labor cost the equipment consists of sant 9 tary steel stanchions an au M water cup or drink rn r ing fountain tor for each two L ea cows and an overhead carrier V 4 system tor for the tran Z tation of feed to the mangers 04 0 CA and to remove the utter litter 11 0 in exterior appearance the ra barn Is exceptional the sta ble walls are of hollow tile t set t on a concrete foundation above the stable floor the building Is of standard plank frame construction with a d cr ta gambrel roof that adds to its beauty ventilation in the mow floor Is provided by four projecting windows in the 1 r root roof while the roof projection at the end provides for 43 4 3 a hay carrier for mowing away the roughage needed by the animals throughout the r year I X it Is the stable floor how 1 Q ever that has been given the 0 most thought to make it mod I 1 era ern A suction ventilation c system Is installed fresh air I 1 intakes admitting air to the stable and the suction ven tila tors on the roof carrying out the foul air this tern tem of ventilation provides a continuous supply of fresh air without drafts the sin gle stalls are set so that the i li cows face in the numerous adaa windows aan abnit it sunlight to the gutters I 1 to keep the barn sanitary and free from disease A continuous supply of fresh water Is carried carded to the drinking fountains by a water pressure which also provid tsi water for hosing out the gutters and washing the stable floor probably the greatest labor saver in a dairy barn Is the overhead carrier system by which the feed Is carried to the animals and the manure removed with but one handling it will be noted by the floor plan that the carrier system leads to the feed room between the two hollow tile silos by this method the ensilage Is thrown down loaded into the carrier and transported directly to the mangers the feed room also has bins and stor ege age space above for the ground feeds that are used to give the cows a bal alced milk producing ration the main portion of the building is BO CC feet wide and feet long the valt clit pens at the end form a 29 foot |