The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-05-15
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AZ IDEAL DAIRY Barn.

excavation Of two or three feet be
made at hat side. II Will make the
bridge Jess steep. This would neccS-
state building "a wall to come above
The ground: but for the sake of the
stable. 10 should be no higher Let
none or the other foundation walls
be higher than necessary To just
keep ONT surface water and protect
stills from decay. Woodwork is less
expensive than masonry. and viii bc
dryer ard more healthfuI for the
COWS. The stable should he at least
eight feet to ceiling. and the stor-
age part ~ the barn above he stable
rs feet to square. If built with a
hip roof. more storage room above
viii he had than under a common
pitch roof 4 hay hole directly over
the feeding alley, and similar hole
behind each row of COWS. for put
ting down hay and straw. will serve
the additional purpose of ventilation.
Al least four ventilating fues. Of
capacity equal 10 about six inches in
diameter. should start about foot
from the floor. two back Of each row
Of COWS. and against the inside of the
stable. made preferably Of galvan-
lied sheet iron and end IN one or
more discharges. well above comb OF
roof. ! have made provision for a
number Of windows in the cow sta
bic. whore there should be All the
good sunshine and light possible to
secure. There are two box stalls
for COWS 30 freshen I'm. or in case
Of sickness. also. two calf stalls and
two silos. as calves from good COWS
should be raised and they and their
dams fed good corn silagc the year
around.
The framework Of this barn should
be of plank designs. saving for the
builder. in comparison with the old
heavy framed structure. time. money
and timber The cost of the build
ing Will depend. of course. upon the
cost Of material and labor. but bv
using the plank frame and a. much
ordinary labor as possible In mailing
up frame. I should expect To build
such a barn as have suggested. anC
at least one Of the silos. for the $500.
The hangers. or troughs. should be
built low. so the cow. when standing
or lying. would have her head over
the trough. IT j. quite labor for
COW lying on a platform short
enough 10 keep her clean TO get up
If the trough j. 50 high that her
head goes under il. | prefer the bot
tom OF the trough two inches from
the floor. So air may circulate under
Il. The side Of trough next the COW.
If ten inches high. viii not interfere
with her lying. and viii be high
enough 10 hold her feed Of silage and
meal or fodder and hay. From the
feeding alley to the side Of the ma
nure gutter should be seven feet at
one end Of the stable and six and a
half at the other. for medium CONS;
the longest COWS being put at the
seven-foot end and the shorter grad
uated to the other. The manure gut
ter should be ten inches deep next
the cow and six inches next the
walk; Il inches wide and cementeG
to save all manure. ! cement two feet
from gutter under the COWS. allowing
their front feet to be on clay This
allows me also O build stall partitions
by putting posts firmly in the ground
to save an Objectionable wilderness Of
posts and braces running 70 ceiling.
where they obstruct the view. the sun
light and The freest circulation Of air.
" Y. Tribune-F Farmer