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in the floor, and lamp may have to be
used in doing some kinds of work. The
walls should be of brick and may be
coated with cement. The object iii
view is to secure the coolest kind of a
place for the keeping Of milk and but
ter. This end can be secured far better
with the two stored cellar than with
one which opens directly into the build
ing above. The upper story of the Gel
lar may be used for a workroOm, for
storing utensils or for any other pur-
pose desired. A cellar of this kind may
be ventilated in several ways. Some
method should be adopted by which the
incoming air will be as cool as possible.
Perhaps the best way to secure this is
by means OF the subearth air duct, de-
scribed later on. The plan shown in
the illustration is also excellent. A cur
rent of air passes down through an adj
joining wel, from which an air pas
sage Is opened into the lower cellar.
The air passes out through tube or
pipe leading from the lower cellar to
the roof of the building above. A bet.
ter draft will be secured by running
the ventilation tube up at a point
which will bring it out near the comb
instead Of near the caves, as shown in
the illustration. The top of the tube
should be fitted with q self regulating
revolving vealtilator hood to secure the
greatest efficiency. If during the cooler
parts of the year it is more convenient
to use the milk room above instead Of
the cellar thatspart Of the pipe leading
from the floor to the roof of the build
ing may be removed. and then the cur
rent of cool air passing through the
we'll and cellar will flow out into the
milk room. thus aiding in the regulation
of its temperate Bulletin,
Department of Agriculture
Location of Barn Buildings.
In locating a dairy barn care should
be taken to have a gentle slope from
the barn in at least one direction, at
fording good natural drainage for both
barn and yard. If the barn is already
built and poorly located draining and
grading will do much to remedy the
evil. In most cases it would take but
small amount of labor with piow and
scraper, when the ground is in suitable
condition to handle, to give the surface
of the yard slope from the barn suffi-
Gent to carry off the surface water.
Even if dirt has to be hauled in from
outside the yard to accomplish this it
will not be expensive. Tile drainage
alone under yard is not sufficient, as
the tramping Of the cattle soon puddles
the surface, preventing the water from
passing down to the tile.
After the grading is done the yard
should be covered with gravel or Gin
ders. By putting the coarser in the bot
tom and the finer on top good hard
yard can be obtained and at compare
lively small expense where material
Of this kind is available. If this cannot
be done in one year it is Of the utmost
Importance that a beginning be made
by grading and graveling a portion Of
the yard next the barn, so that the COWS
may have some place on which to get
out of the mud and filth. By grading
a part OF the yard each year and ap-
plying q thick coat of gravel or cinders
to the graded part the entire yard will
in a few years be in good condition.
Illinois Experiment Station.
Steam Heated Floors.
4 new idea in the construction of &C.
ment floors for creameries is to lay drain
tile in the concrete under the floor and
run the exhaust steam through them,
thus beeping the floor warm and dry.
It seems IS if this would work well. If
1t does it will make life much more
pleasant and healthful for the butter
maker. A warm. dry, floor in a cream
cry would be worth going some dis
lance. to see, wouldn't it?-Creamery
Journal