Show MOEN aboh L structure shows the results of careful planning Pl annina HAS CAPACITY FOR 40 COWS system or vent lation connected with suet on ventilators on roof keeps air in stable clean and healthful by WILLIAM A RADFORD mr will am A radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of bu iding work on the farm arm for the readers of th s paper on account of his wide experience as editor author and manufacturer he Is without douht doubt the highest authority on all these subjects address all inquiries to william A brad ford no pra rie avenue chicago III and only two cent stamp for reply this Is a very modern dairy barn of the popular gambrel roof type feet long ion 36 feet wide yide and with a capacity foi 40 cows it was aas not built up en from the good sense and image nation of the builder and contractor but followed a definite set plan it cannot be too tco strongly urged since the price of plans Is reasonable and low that the best results in build ng a barn 0 fc A A CA a 9 pa LU 3 N C C a 13 I 1 9 A i Z N 4 X 0 0 1 4 floor plan of jhb size or any bull ing 1 ng come only from planning the structure be fore the foundation the foundation walls malls here are of concrete with standard plank frame construction above abone the feed alley running through the center of the bu iding connects connects with a good size feed room at the end with two 1 toot silos on either side an unusual tea ture Is the driven driveway ay at the end run ning crossways cross was of the building the stable floor Is co uple tely I 1 with nith steel stand stanel ions drinking cups for ta tie e cows and an on oe erl ead cai cafrier der trick tr ick for comen convenience lence in feeding and for removing litter A sa system stem oi of N ven en til atlon connected with ith suction ven nen tila tors on the roof keeps tl e air in the stable clean and healthful since direct t Is desirae ie for many reasons in a dairy barn it Is worth morth noticing how there are no square projections al at out tl ti e build ng to cut off the light rays from the vv nir ir do davs Ns tie ventilating has eNe been planned to have hane air hues flues of the proper bize arrangement and construe tion for this size of barn the barn in the picture has been laid out north and south it thus re calves most sunlight in the forenoon and the later afternoon some prefer the barn lying east and nest N est when nhen the win windows dovis transmit the maximum amount of sunlight during the middle of the day when nhen it is bt an i most eff effective active worth noting Is how the gambrel roof construction permits more arnov capacity than the ansual gable roof there Is no question of the ad adisa visa billay of building substantially and well when building a dairy barn cows quartered in a mod modern rn sanitary barn are really contented they hey give more mill A well planned barn adds more value than cost to the market price of a farm the plan shown Is typical and could serve sene well nell in the majority of instances tl TI ere migi t be minor changes feces vary ary due purely to local conditions such as the placing of the stalls the feed room or the silos whatever change ou feel should be made should be determined before aou ou start build ing here flere as in the cise of the justly famous stitch a cl el ange in time mav bane u nine later a dollars worth north of trouble cheerfully expended at the start to save nine hundreds worth of trouble at the end As a general rule any Ni workman will aill put up a better building if he alno snows as his ground before and an I 1 Is able to go abeid with out the necessity of constant changes and the attendant bid ering and delay both in time and d it livery very of material the site Is equally important with the plan naturally good drainage Is advisable of course if the land is NN et and soggy due to springs or seepage water from any reason drain tile will gh e good sub surface drainage it if the site Is such as to make it impractical to avoid usual drainage difficulties th the 0 yard should be graded and provided with surface drainage or even con created it is a question with many farmers whether this expense is justi justl fied fled but at the same time the other concreting such as concrete approaches pro aches at the doors watering wat e ring troughs etc may be done A concrete A 90 doab AN bridge may even be built to the second floor if the barn la on level ground and the 0 ner feels it Is an advantage common sense will dictate that the barn be placed across the roid from the house or at ae leist 20 feet away it resolves itself into the question of N whether there is more comfort from breezes tl an from saving a few steps more or less each way when one does the chores |