Show WELL ILL BUILT BURN BAHN IS REAL ASSE poor building Is expensive prop odilion to farmer HERE IS AN IDEAL DESIGN house tor for live stock and Wint winters erPs supply of feed mu must st be substantial building with prices at present level mr william A radford will answer questions and give elve advice a FREE OF COST on all subjects subject s pertaining to the tha subject of building work wo rk on the farm for the readers of tills this paper on account of his wide experience as editor author and manufacturer ho he Is without doubt the tha highest authority on all these subjects address all inquiries to william A radford no 1827 1827 prairie avenue chicago ill and only three cent stamp tor for reply by WILLIAM A RADFORD an old barn through which the wind sleeps in ill the winter time and which is so constructed that the farmer fanner cannot do the work of caring for ills his ih stock estock in the easiest way Is a costly building g these days the prices of dairy products and the feed that li ji required to make the animals produce a maximum amount finio of milk make it nce necessary essary that the cows be kept in a warm weather tight barn which Is M t X VZ j i vl ri fa r fit izo amr JEP lettu TIEL ALLEY fill AM 1 15 em y ata L L 0 makate lp jj manae 11 FT caglejr ACK HAMU AW AND TOW FORT LULI v FEED 1 i EU ALLEY 11 1 C r r 1 aaita MANGER ho ae atall 6 W kae T 5 I 1 ZT jallo UZ LITTER CARVER Ci Mia ALLEY DUTCH DOOR l so constructed that the labor can be performed with the least amount of 0 effort the fanner who Is making the most money out of his livestock Is the farmer fanner who has a modern well built barn equipped with the laborsaving devices many farmers are now considering bull building dirig a new barn or a hog house granary or some other necessary building to the man who wants a 11 medium sized barn arranged so that modern equipment can be installed the design shown in the accompanying illustration will appeal here is a barn that in exterior appearance interior arrangement and size will suit the needs of most farmers its dimensions men are 34 by 52 feet a size sufficient to house 12 cows and eight horses or 20 animals in all 0 tills this is what Is called a gambrel roof barn and will make a fine add addition to any form farm building group now how the lie first floor is arranged and equipped Is shown in the floor plan accompanying the view of the exterior of the born barn the roar rear section of the ground floor is set oil off for the cows the front part for the horses and their equipment through the center of the barn runs the feed alloy alley with an overhead carrier track that aliat liat runs to the silo chute on either side of the barn is the litter alley connected with tile the center carrier track is another that runs over both alleys so that the manure can easily be taken to the pit at ai one side of tile the rear of the building I 1 on either side of the cow stable are arc six stalls while in the horse barn aro are foun stalls and two box stalls the latter can call lie be turned into sin single gle stalls should tile lie owner desire the floor of fill this building is of concrete with gutters at the rear of the stalls to make inake cleaning easy the cows are faced in so that their backs are to the light i sunshine and fresh air together with a good supply of fresh water are what cows require to be kept at the height of productivity sunshine is natures ila t 11 r as germ g L r ill killer lit 11 e r tats th as design provides I 1 a con continuous tillious row of windows so that the suri sunshine shine can lilt the bittor litter alley ond and the gutters foul air are provided provide the shafts run through the side walls to the tor placed at it the center of the room tills this draws out the foul air and keeps the animals healthy from tills this description it will be seen that tile ho stable floor has been arranged so that the work of caring for ill the animals may be done without a great expenditure of effort the mow floor Is unobstructed I 1 the he building being so construe constructed ted that there tire iu o no posts required ty 0 support the roof the mow inow doors are arc hung on tracks and slide down and out of ill lis way while in tho the ridge is a track for the hay buy carrier the barn is of frame construction set on a concrete foundation which ahiel wilkes makes it not expensive to bu build lid but will give excellent satisfaction fresh feed Is also a requisite for animals in the winter lime hero li is shown a silo in connection with tho the barn feed now Is costly and by cutting up the fodder arid and preserving it in a the silo there Is a supply of fresh res i iced right at the barn herc it will supplement the liay bay and grain kept in a barn like this where they can got get fresh freh air and be dry and warm the farm animals will be much more profitable than in an old drafty barn the feed that Is givert given in the winter will go toward fat and milk rather than be consumed to keep the cows and horses warm when considering the erection of 0 a barn it is advisable to consult a local architect builders save much money in this way I 1 if f there is no architect available aval lable the local contractor in these days is a practical architect who can advise with the prospect prospective iv e builder the cost coat of such a barn as this also can be easily eaily ascertained by consulting the contractor or material dealer prices of labor and materials vary with different localities the cost of the latter being governed by the dist distance anee from the source of supply while it Is economy to build well when building there is an excellent reason ever every one who contemplates putting up a new barn should do isnow while prices of materials are higher than they were vere a few years n anpo 0 o so are the prices of everything a fai mett produces and there is no clance cl since that the prices of materials will come down until after the prices of foods come down the government is making a campaign to promote building assisting in this campaign are the business busl ness men dien and best citizens in every community buildings ore are necessary to keep the country and its citizens prosperous and to be prosperous ourselves our neighbors must be prosperous anything we ive can do an and at the lie same time servo serve ourselves should be done for in helping others we are helping ourselves farmers as a class are now tile lie most prosperous people in the country they want to continue to bo prosperous just as every one else wants them to do for their prosperity is the basis of the well being of the country building will help continue that prosperity |