The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1868-01-30
Moro Barn.rOOIn Wanted,


tory of the farm that ought not to be
tolerated later. The farmer in the
clearing, or upon the prairie, has every
thing pressing upon him at once, and
must meet his most imperiOus wants
first He must have shelter for his
family, and food for himself and stock.
The Lighthouse and barn upon the most
limited scale will answer for a while,
but both are temporary .expedients TO
be superseded at the earliest moment
by something better. The new house
and barn are not merely matters of
taste, but of economy. An ample barn
for the storage of crops and the shelter
of stock should be regarded as a nec-
essary investment of capital in all farm
ing in the Northern and Eastern States.
This is better understood in Pennsyl-
vania than in any other part Of the
country, and the barn that bears the
name Of the State is, in many respects,
q model. 1t contemplates the shelter
of all stock, and the storage Of all crops
raised upon the farm; and if it also
provided shelter for manure, it would,
with abundant light and free ventila-
ton, meet every want.
Such barn upon every farm where
mixed husbandry is pursued would soon
pay for itself 1t prevents the deteri-
Grafton Of crops and of manure. The
loss from this source is immense in all
parts of the country. Even in thrifty
New England, where a barn of some
kind is found upon every farm, large
part Of the hay and corn fodder is
stored away in stacks, and the open
yard is still often met with as the only
receptacle for manure. There is waste
Of labor in the topping and securing of
stacks, and waste of fodder in all that
part of the stack that is exposed to the
ground and to the weather, and, judg-
ing from the fact that barn hay always
brings the higher price, there is deteri-
Grafton through the whole mass In
the West there is much more loss from
this source, for there is much less barn
room, and, in addition to this, great
damage from the exposure OF the grain
crops to the weather, The wheat CROP
for this year has been gathered in ex.
excellent condition, for very little rain
fell in all the grain growing districts
during harvest. But this is an excep-
tional season. If those districts had
been visited with the rains and cloudy
weather that have prevailed along the
seaboard, we think the grain crOp
would have been damaged to the
amount of one-third of its value -
This sometimes happens, and there i,
much more damaged than sound wheat
in the market. Ordinarily the wheat
is left in small shocks, with two bun
dies laid CroSswise tor a cap, until the
thrashing machine comes, which may
be within two weeks or two month.
after cutting, II the weather il bad
the grain moulds and sprouts, and the
market is crowded with damaged
wheat The straw is also injured fol
feeding purposes. The loss to tn,
country from this source amounts an
nually to many millions of dollars i
it could be saved, it would pay all the
taxes laid upon the farmers.
Then, good barn saves immenseI,
in the expense of keeping stock and IL
the convenience of feeding them. II
is q common estimate that shelter savei
One-third in fodder. This estimate is
certainly not too high for the northern
half of the Northern States. The con-
sumption Of food to keep up animal
heat In freezing weather is very great,
and this does not benefit the farmer
He wants an increase OF flesh and fat,
articles that stack yard regimen rarely
gives. With a plenty of grain, an an.
imal will thrive out Of doors, but hC
does not thrive as he would under shel.
ter. II is too expensive, even in the
grain districts, TO substitute corn foi
boards. Without barns, also, the farm.
or is very much at the mercy of the
grain spcculator. With them, he can
store his hay and grain, and sell when
the market suits. The speouatoI
knows the situation, and visits the re.
gions where the barns are yet to BE-
built. He knows the farmer must sell,
for he has no place TO store 6is grain.
He generally prefers the tender mercies
OF the speculator, whom he knows, to
the commission merchant in the city,
whom he does not know. He wants
the cash in hand and takes what he
can get As wheat often advances fifty
per cent. in q seasen, the farmer ought
TO be able TO take advantage of the rise.
II grain could be kept more in first
bands, II would benefit consumers, fol-
i would tend to make uniform prices.
Nobody but spectators would suffer.
In the plans of barns that we frequently
present 10 these pages, some Of them
giving the results Of years Of study BY
practical farmers TO meet their own
wants, our readers will find many profit.
able suggestions. --Am. Agriculturist.
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