| Show mm When You Build That Shed t Here ore some tips worth considering - Joseph Coulam By Entiitf Utah Aritvitwral Colley Open shed housing for dairy nd ef cattle is not new in The deep bed provides watm'h for the animals ding b-- the inlermotmtam states but wiih the increase of grade A hoik production m Utah the possibilities of ho'ding overhead coets to a minumim by use of this method and still maintain high milk production were considered by many of our farmers The reported results e so favorable that this sv'teru of housing has become qutie popular Experimental work in dairy w-r- housing is now being conduc led m Utah Idaho Oregon and Wellington The results should provide useful data to "IP n tefstme fs "in The ruTufe In th absence of expen-ntal data certain dimensions and specifications have been used in the construe tion of the open sheds The design will v try m detail d pending upon cleaning eouipmint used likes or dislikes of the Jainier size of herd average temperature direction of prevailing ! m wn ar - other facta 1 Ejitcntioii Sorvleo Main Considerations til However there are — basic principles involved in the design tion and con'-tiill Wherever possible the shed should be located on high groin 1 to allow for pioper dr on if i The shed should fare south if uther i midi ions permit tihT direttions are otten i tinmen bei auce of strong south win is that might give trouble uni s the shed is tuined The ctnW object is to curtain all the line possible from winter certain--funlimen- Ioc- s-ion cg-- v sunshine iti The foundation should he high enough to allow for a de p manure pack and bed Most Be Anchored tit ft is Important that the he sei urely am h ired si ni e an ot-- n shed is more apt structure to he dest loved bv wind" than is a closed shed C5I In most cases the shed Should be at least 26 feet deep from front to ba k and in targe sheds a greater depth is generally considered to be warmer 16) The shed tvpe roof has the advantage of turning the roof drainage to the outside of the corral thus avoiding an accumulation of moisture at the front of the shelter l7i The roof shoulij be high enough to allow use of power equipment if it is available to the latmer and low enough to keep animals comfortable Jf the front of the shed is too low it also cuts amount of sun that coul i be available m the shell er 6 It is gener illy onsidt red e under unwise to the shed It a hard floor is us-- d tr should have- good dr image slope to tile front to avoid the aecunulit ion of “motstttr e inthe" manure paefcan 1 be Jmg ? hpac e IYr C fhi Itv the absence of data 4h to 60 squat e feet per cow has been- - con-s- i lere I a lequate shed space An example of a modern open shed for rattle la that at the Kay C Moody dairy farm south of Salt Iake Frank Rossiter (at left) and Mr Moody examine this solidly anchored structure ) hard-suifae- -- 1 for In r c'k v I (attic 1V plans are merely suggestions for ideas and many of our farmers have found Your the-- e ideas helpful county agent will have plans available to vour and give vou help if you will call on him Ldi il lumber dediet s i an give help in the selection of timber t be used in vour aiea sir-ti soppitt snow loads Re- St V TV v J ? k All' Another open shed is shown above It was hull! on the Ben Kmidscn dairy and fruit Y 6k ry farm near Brigham City Accompanv ing article tells of main consltlerdllons In shed building member that a shed wor’h building is wotth building well and paint not only improves the appearance but will pav lor itself in Ihe protection it gives the building s T Dairy Diary Pasteurized Milk cti old milk be consumed in the raw state’ The— irr'-iT- ' is very ciefiniteiv tn the—negative Ontv p isteurized milk is sale Ctcti ventured into the - and adopted a state-milk pasteurization pro- gram effective July 1 117 Arler three years and a few tmters the program is now m its fourth year The oblcr-- 1 ' e was to provide safe milk fir Ctahns and visitors to I’Hh 1 are a few diseases tririsuiittable from animal to nicnkmd and while nulk is re the medium of transmission it has a putt ntial One is undul nit fever so called because one day the victim nuv - he well and then undergo a siege of fever and TTTe fi“ TPfWlT" fiflftt'— fvic'f’ftg ff'rr“"Wtr"”t"“t afee” be ome sick The up and down nature of the disease gives it its name Another n tme is "Milta kever" and for the “Bangs” or Contagious abortion” To be considered is TB tnd various diseases spread through types of udder m''- - tion r or ommonly referred to as "flarg-- t ‘ 5f ” istils Has Two Sides T'ta- the dark picture of the rmlk si rv MT Side IS the —value —of milk ia I (- 4n t vtvC 'Some fcrnrl STrt— r— The mm r - m ’he let of a lieiltliv pecvil u i uik- hrz i' spots are th it the mcid-' t- m len li senses is low SUNDAY AUGUST 6 1950 0 One case of undulant fever Is one ease loo t mu rrrany amt that is whv su h ocure The only sure wav to ccurence is to take the safe road and use pas teurized milk and ni ilk pro ltj l Natutally anything as s v eeping ""as a statewide program of milk pasteurization brought on a certain amount of resistam e The law itself like piost laws hat a loop hole and th s loop hole has been widened bv mterp rota Rum and resistance but fortunately the trend is toward support of tic- - pro-ru- n — ourt Iilwstcr Anfbor ttttnbliti furoithrd— Iffmnatiog ateif focxfdittqnd — toatrctc — pr-ve- nt un-Icn- not-alwi- C GRAIN BIN Willardson by Lyman -- ARM the Only Safe Milk Is Sittr 100 kuikeh — Tlno butfcelt o t 7INCGRIP amtiuU coApImif wrafhef tight Vcanliior ttxiiif red — lj w et bstdi tom caul removed fcurdr (oautKMM prevent door ‘binding --—door lixie plat per mu tikif graia aampitng Stop tuonc4 degned for “engl o repote" of graift floor la aoembUd and ready foe painting But h Bm can teivagrablr be td for other atoraga weft ai gram m pvrpoMt Alt parts ere galvamred or bv IMGBIF or paint NfaU Wtt packaged for auf tdeniihcaooo during emaun M eat) tp handle buodfea ArpiiaU pamt taulkmg cotnfKnmd and trad aiihert twinohed wnh ur atrukiure to totnpleia aterttghinev Q'Hy Uor sntmh!tJ A nmikMei sn4 Urimemg i9g I ft totnlrMihan Ami9 g (rtm hmi offer r uermgt probttmt Peoplewhn ha'll- - m raw milk for human consumption both buvei and s Her should remember this There is no w iv to prevent the possible onset of one of these dise is s ex it complete pasteurization Tint ome uu urred the road to health is painful and slow' U i ttti cae-ll- y nUir - t ) te tmn that If by chant e he should be sued bv some patron who ntay have contnn ted one of these tiansrmssable diselses there ts no one to come to his rescue He has t learly violated the intent of the law by sale of the milk and at to J H Crofts lOinnmsioner of agn ciiltme his department woul be obligated to assist in obtaining proof that mu ft sale was“a health hazard On the other hand milk sold through the bv recognized processors while regular -achannels Itttic- - marez-thtmilk txengh-t"Trist rnga ommodaling neighbor is regdarlv super' m to the dttor vised from the "point ol ptodu w- st-- of the ( onsiim-- r - jravr local AIMCO 643 $ooth3rcj Wet Solt Loke City Catr Phone Utah |
