Show GOTHIC BARN ADDS TO FARM GROUP provides attractive as well as useful building SUITED TO AVERAGE FARM interior arrangement combines combine all features and allows allow for all equipment Ne Nece ceary fary in proper care of stock mr william A radford will answer questions guettl on and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of 0 building work on the farm for the readers of this paper on account of his h wide experience as a editor author and manufacturer he h Is 1 without doubt the highest authority on all these subjects ad addre ems all inquiries to william A rad bad ford no 1827 prairie avenue chicago ill and band only three cent stamp for or reply the barn on a modern farm Is something more than a house for the live stock and their feed by choosing a styled style of f architecture for the barn design that conforms to that of the other buildings or that adds to the general appearance of the farm group the owner derives a great deal of satisfaction is from such a new structure beautiful graceful lines hues of the build lug combined with its utilitarian value have brought the gothic barn in great f favor a vor during the last 20 years herewith Is illustrated a gothic barn that that will be a notable addition to any tana farin building group and besides its attric attractive tive appearance this barn Is de limed so that its interior arrangement no waste ot of materials the architect having worked out this plan with the idea ot of economy in materials foremost in mind the heavy arches necessary to support the root roof have been provided with little more material than Is used in the ordinary barn the floor plan gairen alren Is for eight cows and a like number of horses however it Is fin an easy matter to make this a model dairy barn by facing the animals in and putting litter alleys and gutters on either side the driveway through the center of t the G building Is of exceptional value as it allows the owner to drive into the 04 barn with teed feed I 1 eliminating the necessity of carrying it in by hand by the ventilator shown on the root of this structure it will be seen that the architect lias has provided a system of ventilation without which no modern barn Is complete fresh air and fresh water plenty of both are as necessary to health and productivity of cows as food A water system carrying water to each stall also saves much labor along either side of the barn are windows spaced so that the interior of the stable floor Is well lighted and will vill get plenty of sunshine the latter Is a great germ killer and goes far toward making the building sanitary for this reason many da dairymen prefer to face the animals la in so that the sunshine hits the gutter it also lina fins been noticed that cows in a field invariably graze with the sun at their hacks backs this Is an exceptionally good barn design it Is so large that it costs a great amount of money but Is large enough to supply the needs of the average farm every individual who needs buildings NN whether hether they be a home a barn a granary a business or manufacturing building Is urged by the go government vern and all others who have the welfare of the country at heart to build n now ow recent investigations of the cost of building materials have shown that the increase in prices of lumber cement and all the other things that cointo go anto a building have increased far less than any other commodity and furthermore it has been determined by the united states department of labor after a careful survey of conditions dit ions that there Is no probability that these costs will be decreased decrease within the next nest few years reconstruction st demands la in europe coupled with a shortage of supply make it seem certain that building magerl materials als will remain at the present price level there Is a profit making side of owning good farm buildings that the government officials also are bringing to the attention of the farmers of the country never in the history of the united states have the prices of foodstuffs been so high grain of all kinds brings double the price it did only a V 41 V 44 y TZ 4 4 A few years ago live stock prices have lnor increased ased in proportion while it Is true that the cost afi of producing grain and of feeding and fattening live stock for the marked market have also risen they have not gone up tip in proportion to the price obtained for the farm products the fact that labor costs are high makes it all the more essential that the farm crops and farm stock should be housed in buildings where the work can be performed with WILLI the me least amount of effort saving a couple of hours a day in caring for the live stock Is a worthwhile worth while saving building a modern barn at this time I 1 Is 9 not only a patriotic thing to do but it t Is good business grain and cows are too valuable to be housed in any building that does not keep the former from the veather eather and the raids of rats and other animals and the latter in a healthy and productive condition will combine all the feature 3 and allow for all the equipment that have been found to be necessary in the proper care of live stock and to do the work required to care for the animals the building Is 30 by 40 feet of wood construction set on a concrete foundation the stable floor Is also of concrete which permits of a driveway and gutter the latter being one of the prime necessities in keeping the live stock housed in a clean building the floor plan given shows one use ot of the space in the barn this arrangement rang ran ement gement however may be changed to suit the needs ol of the owner whatever they may be it Is equally possible 0 course to increase the length of the barn the width being ample for all practical purposes and to make over the interior arrangement to provide for either horses or cattle it also alo be understood that in getting the artistic root lines there Is f box ull canott I 1 L dod low AY DO box X arrangement of gothic barn there are more arguments for building in now dow than against it and a careful consideration of both will convince the progressive business farmer that better farm buildings mean dinean better crops and better live stock there is an added advantage in building such a barn as the oue one shown here there Is the satisfaction that comes to every farm owner in having his buildings of such a type that they will command the admiration of his neighbors |