Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-27

! man. but pure air is quite as important
as protection from the cold Every
stable should therefore make provision
/ for the exhaustion of impure air, air
/ that has been breathed once and
where necessary, should make equal
| provision for the admission of pure air
| Warm stables we must have If we
| would economize, pine boards are
cheaper than grain but pure air is abb
| solutely indispensable.
| How should we ventilate the stable ?
| The simplest way is to have tightly
| fitting box reaching from the ventilator
with which every stable or barn should
| be equipped, down to within six inches
| of the floor and open at the bottom
The animal heat warns up the air in
| the stable and it naturally rises UP
| thru this flue and passes out. 1t
is in fact a chimney, similar in it's
workings to the CRATE fire or the fire.
| place. Air laden with carbonic acid
| gas as a result of digestion, is much
heavier than pure air. and naturally
| falls to the bottom of your stable,
hence, whether in the house or the
stable, the impure air is on the floor.
II the stable Is so constructed that 1t
requires an intake let that be near
| the ceiling or conducted from above the
top of the stable floor on the outside
thru the wall and admitted into
the stable near the ceiling. but in such
n manner, as to prevent draughts.
Whenever, on opening the stable door
in the morning steam comes out, your
stable needs ventilation. This steam
is simply air saturated with moisture
or the Precipitation of the animal.
This vapor-saturated air chills the cat
tie. There Is quite as much moisture,
when warmed up. in stable as there
is when it appears in steam when COM
ing in contact with the cold air out
side Cattle then require more feed
than IL kept dry by the exhaustion OF
the impure air within the stable and
the admission Of pure cool air from the
| outside. There is another reason why
the stable should be thoroughly VEN
tilated, there Is always danger Of tub
erculosis among cattle in dairy cows
and breeding stock If a single individ-
ual has been affected with the germs OF
tuberculosis. The danger Is multi
piled manifold in the stable with de-
fcient ventilation. Cattle that live In
the open air and in perfectly well VEN
tilated stables in any country are COM
paratively free from 1t. 1t Is only when
they are closely confined in badly ven-
tilated stables that tuberculosis be-
comes q serious menace to the live
stock.
Temperature for the Cow stabIe7
IT,. 1. to -
the year Is: "At what temperature
shall we keep the cow stable?"
The answer to this question can be
almost as variable as the different
conditions under which cows are kept.
A hard and fast rule as to the tenn
perature most suitable for the COW
stable is entirely out Of the question.
Different breeds OF cattle are COM
Portable in different temperatures.
The variety Of food that the COWS re-
ceive determines to no small extent
the temperature at which they will
be the most comfortable. The cows
that are receiving a large portion Of
carbonaceous food enjoy the lower
temperature more than those that
are fed chiefly on foods of a nitro
genous character. Then, too, where
such food as silage and roots are fed,
the cows demand stable Of a higher
temperature than where succulent
foods are not fed. 1t has also been
found that the cows demand higher
temperature in a poorly ventilated
stable than where, they obtain a lib
eral amount OF oxygen. Experiments
conducted in well ventilated and poor
ly ventilated stables indicate that all
kinds of animals will do much better
in stable that is well ventilated,
even tho it is slightly inclined to be
cold, than they will in close, stuffy,
ill-ventilated warm stable.
The main requisite of the ideal sta
BILE is a reasonable amount Of warmth
without dampness. That can only be
obtained with double walls, album
dance of sunlight and good ventila-
ton. The good stable should not
freeze, even in the coolest weather,
yet we would prefer 1t to slightly
freeze than occasionally to have it so
sultry and close that the animals
coats would be continuously damp.
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