Show fill in ailiff silo building planned to insure contented and profitable cows HAS laborsaving LABOR SAVING DEVICES device S no detail details overlooked that would make thi this structure utilitarian and labor saving in every respect by WILLIAM A RADFORD mr william A radford will answer questions and elve give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building work on the farm tor for the readers of this paper on account of his wide experience as editor author and manufacturer he la is without doubt the highest authority on all these subjects ad dress all inquiries to william A radford no 1827 prairie avenue chicago III and only two cent stamp tor for reply here Is a thoroughly well laid out and constructed dairy barn and silo in which no detail has been over looke el I 1 con considerate n an id a it connection with tle tl e matter watter of con serving erving fertilizer would be to I 1 ae ave a concrete manure pit at the th V cioper per I 1 tance tane from the end of the I 1 am arn AR yiuming Aiu ming that 50 cows are al e altered in this barn a concrete manure pit feet by 20 feet by 8 feet would erv as a conservator of thili fertilizer t I 1 I 1 I 1 ze r and could be emptied at tl ree month A recent authority states that a conservative estimate of the fertilizer value saved by thie this no waste method Is in the neighborhood of 3 3 per ton at least there are structural problems con necked with the erection of a building of this nature which suggest securing the services of a reliable architect or builder specializing in this field there are economies possible through the intelligent choice and use of timber and planking in varying dimensions and proportions and many other details which could serve to make the dairy barn most profitable in every way k bor or instance in place of a cement floored stall some of the cork brick or other othe r block now popular could be laid down adding greatly to the comfort of the cows coas again in localities where boulders are plentiful the first floor wall construction could be of this tape of masonry with the undeniable 4 4 4 M I 1 I 1 who cl d at would make it utilitarian and la or saving in every respect the gambrel roof gives the greatest possible ible hay space As it stands the dimensions of the barn are 38 36 feet by feet alth ft ath arrangements arrangement 4 to care rr for 60 50 cows the silo 14 feet in ameter has a capacity in proportion pro porth n carrier track tracks serve the alla silage gefrom from the silo along the entire lengthy length of the center feed alley two hay chutes open from the floor above at handy intervals interval making the filling of the mangers in n easy task there are drinking fountains and a regular sup ply of fresh water always available e well Ivell placed ducts feed the fresh air from the inlets into the interior at regular intervals and the foul air shafts likewise conveniently located IL g 0 s 0 Z 4 J cc I 1 t sk aj UJ 15 4 I 1 da 3 C 90 I 1 t Z r ra LI WD J 9 t t 1 1 1 ts ej L 0 tc combine to insure a clean well ven mated interior steel stanchions divide the stall plat forms from each other and at the back of the stalls the manure drains cleaned from the litter alley are wide enough to permit the easy slide of the cleaning scoop shovel two cow pens with corner mangers simplify the problem of caring for and treating pregnant animals sick ani ant mals weaning disinfecting etc the arrangements made tor for proper drainage and the carrier tracks that serve the litter alley are worthy of advantage ot of not only securing a very sound sub structure but a very warm dairy barn one little touch unimportant in it self but pleasing nevertheless ie Is the v ay by which a break in the monotony ot of the appearance of the tiled silo hae has been accomplished through the use of tile of a different color properly erected and given ghen ordinary care there is no reason why a dairy bam barn like this should not only be high ly profitable but a show place and an inspiration to others in the locality to go and build likewise |