Show structure trudor e shows the results of j Ca careful refill planning AS CAPACITY FOR 40 COWS ventilation connected with ittem t era of vent ventilators ilat ors rs on roof keeps air in stable clean and healthful by WILLIAM A RADFORD william A radford will answer advice FREM FREE OF and alid give ves Oest tlona ions pertaining to the OST T on all subjects abject act of building work on the farm for or cader this paper on account of is experience as aa editor author and I 1 yide ide he Is without doubt the authority on nil all these subjects ehst adress all inquiries to william A brad bard ord no prairie avenue chicago CU U and only two cent stamp for aply ep ay iy I 1 tills Is a very modern dairy barn of be popular gambrel roof typo feet lod aa 30 feet wide and with it capacity cows COMM it if wits was not built up tip entirely from the good se sense nse and imagination of tile the builder and contractor int t followed it definite nite sot set plan it cannot be too strongly urged since the rlee of plans Is reasonable and low that the best results in building a barn of this size or any building come only from planning the structure before the foundation the foundation walls here bere are of concrete with standard plank frame construction above the feed alley running through the center of the building connects with a good size feed room at the end with two 12 foot silos on elther either side an unusual fen ture Is the driveway at tho the end running crossi crossways of the building the 4 I 1 ty a 0 U C 14 W ma t X 3 ct U J A 1 IX 0 9 0 00 0 U floor plan stable por nor Is g completely equipped ith n steel stanchions t cups for r the cs cows and an overhead carrier ack for fa convenience in feeding and for r removing moving utter litter A system of en ti dilation lation 1 connected with suction ven tila intorf tors or on tho roof keeps the air in the stable clean and healthful since direct sunlight is desirable for many ny reasons in a dairy barn it is worth orth noticing how there aad are no square projections about ahti building to cut off tile the light illys from froll tile he win v ill w 8 tho the vent linting ilas has ill been planned to have titles lines of tile tho poper size and construe tion for tills size of burn barn the burn barn lit in the picture boon laid out north and south it thus re calves most sunlight in the forenoon nil and the lie later inter afternoon some soine prefer tho the burn barn lying cst cast and west when the windows transmit the maxi maximini muni remount of sunlight during the middle of tile the lily when it Is strongest mia most effective worth noting Is how tile tho gambrel roof construction permits more mow capacity than the usual usuna gable roof there Is no question of the advirn ability of building substantially nil and well when building n dairy barn cows quartered in a modern sanitary tury barn tire ore really contented tacy give wore more milk A veil planned barn adds more inore value than cost to tile the market price of a form farm the plan shown Is IB typical and could servo serve well in the majority of instances there might bo be minar changes feces onry due purely to local conditions such as the placing of the stalls the feed room or the silos whatever change you feel should be made should be determined before you start building here its is lu in the case of the justly famous stitch n change in time may save nine litter later a dollars worth of trouble cheerfully expended tit at the start to save nine hundreds worth of 0 trouble at tile the end As a general rule any workman will put up a better building if lie he knows his ground beforehand and Is able to go ahead without the necessity of constant change 9 V X PUP 77 A q e g and the attendant bickering and delay both in time and delivery of material the site Is equally important with the plan naturally good drainage la Is advisable of course if the land Is wet and soggy due to springs or seepage water from tiny reason drain tile will give good subsurface sub surface drainage if the site Is such as to ninke make it impractical to avoid usual drainage difficulties the yard should be graded and provided with sur surface face drainage or even concreted it Is a question with many farmers whether this expense Is justified but at the same time tho the other concreting such as concrete approaches pro pron aches ches at the doors watering troughs etc may be done A concrete bridge may even be built to the second floor if the born barn Is on level ground anti and the owner feels it Is an advantage common cot amon sense will dictate that the barn bo be placed across the rond road from the house or at least feet anav it resolves itself into the question of whether there Is more comfort from breezes than from saving a few steps more or less each way my when one does tile tho chores |