Show it is not my purpose in wa this ardo arcie to discuss in detail ithe ailie val various ious emulations gula ions w which ell aro ana ini effee effect all ver er e the country coun itry regarding dairies both t h public demand and city or ral ices are more envery ex ilen sive barns banns la in order that e bos possible sible aa tegua guald d may inay he be thrown ground the milk from the cow to aie table t therefore ae dairy barn next to the home itself is the most important building on your farm it rou ou are building a new barn there s j e a cw pola Is you ought to keep ir mind it will save you possible trouble rouble later it if your present barn is not what lit ft should r be changes can be anda which will bilag it up to date let et us assume you are building a new barn I 1 walls valls of hollow tile or concrete one rete blocks are popular because they ai ua e fireproof and they provide tor for the free circulation i of air thus making the iry anid warm there is practically no expense for and the wall lasts a long time now very walls can be made of lumber in ili that casa caa an hinler lui rier and outer wall is advisable to provide air space with tar paper between to make V I 1 warm stone oi a brick evill cani be ba used ti iiii walls wd alid they will stand like the rock of ages but beware of a solid wall no air aces cement Cei nent or concrete is the best for floors dirt is the cheapest and comfortable for the cows but most moot unsanitary in case of disease a dirt float cambot be infected dis diz wood or cement gutters help some but at best dirt is h a A tightly wood floor with air space auder neath to keep the wood dry and with coal tar be tweed the planks to make it waterproof should last eight or ten yeal s they are harder to keich sanitary than ceni cement ent it is true cemenia will cost little imona than lumber in must most localities it ta la long liv lewd d and easy to kee keep cle clean a i 1 the I he object objection ioa to cecii cement alit that it is c old cold and ad causes udder trouble can be overcome by putting a lay layer of avi ders under the biant cieni ct ent and using plenty of bedding in laying the floor the burbace oath of the cement la lett left rough rouan to slipping in the stalls a wooden platform is a i good thing thin or better y yet et cork brick ou w the cement foundation in ill building the cement stalls ahme thia 0 should be a slight depression near the manger so that cowls nav may reach their food easily and not slip to the their ar knees the rear of the stall has a slope elope also to allow so BO that the cow standing oil cm the level concrete mangers are tiie be batise they can be thoroughly cleaned cleame put a removable movable ve i emo vable partition between each manger so that the animals will mot get into each others ahers feed the reason tor for making them the removable is to permit flushing out the mainger main nia niger ger with a hose bose A simpler way of keeping the cattle from gettly getting g into each others food vs is to run two or er athleo thee tron iron bars bara across between each ife section by building the feeding platform on oil a level while the top of ithma manger the food cara cani be pushed back easily however by building the th maj ilger about six eix inches higher than the alleyway we prevent dirt wa dust from the floa mixing with the ithe food in building a ce allent manger be aure aura to have all corners corn ers rounded to make the easier the building of a gutter I 1 is important from the standpoint of A width of of sixteen inches and a 01 depth of ten or twelve is recommended ended too deep a gutter may cause the cowa to slip and injure themselves at the same time they should be of such depth that the cattle will inot inkot in them with thear hind feet have the edge of the gutter that is near cear est the cow a little higher than ithan the edge nest the alley so that the cow cov will gradually step up when it comes to selecting select li ag the stanchions stanch lons any number ot of styles are available the stanchion Aan chion most popular perhaps hangs on oa a swivel alt top and bottom it is made ot of steel and has a wooden lining this la is quite an adv over the rigid stanchion bie caire it allows allowa the cow alneater B eater freedom A islip blip chain ties to 1 a double post la Is also aloir can fordable for table As a final tocci to a model dairy barn have two r three box stalls depending upon ke aei jizo aze it he herd they are invaluable tor for sick ani anil imala mala and for puns tn in which to place cal calves veis if possible the should be in alether afa other part ot of tile bavil beai n away from the milking cows traffic cop well why dont you i 1 move oat fall fair motorist it if you please mr officer I 1 seen been any colors I 1 care for in that light yet I 1 |