The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1907-03-14
MODERN BE-, UILT
PARTLY OF CONCRETE
Plenty of Light, and SiIo Connected
with Feed Room Are Features.

with Feed Room Are Features.
The plan is designed for "a COWS,
and allows ample room for calf pen
and box stalls for Il and COWS; also
spare feed room, hay chute, wash
room and silo. In presenting this
plan it is not intended to insist that
the arrangement is me only satisfac-
tory one, but the idea is to present
some important features that are
often overlooked by the builder, and
which are vital to well planned
structure.
The amount of space allowed for
the various purposes named on the
plan is thought to meet the require
ments, SO far as the square feet of
floor space is concerned The ar
rangement of the space can be adapt
ed to the needs of the particular loca-
ton.
The width on the plan is SO feet 4
inch outside. There are two main
reasons for adopting this width.
stalls and passageways, and, second,
it permits of the most economical use
of lumber in building.
While the length here shown is "a
feet and 9 inches, this feature is
wholly dependent On the number OF
COWS the dairyman wishes to handle.
The side walls are built of stone or
concrete up to the window stills, the
balance of the walls being frame.
The end walls are constructed OF
stone or concrete up to the ceiling.
A partition extends across the barn,
SO that the COW stable can be entire
ly shut off from the other section
This is considered a strong point in
this plan.
The posts carrying the upper floor
are 6 by inches, the Orders 10 by
~, and joists by II. If yellow pine
is used the joists may be spread "a
inches between centers, but if hem
lock is used the distance should be
reduced to 16 inches.
One of the weakest points in barn
construction is the small amount of
window space usually allowed. The
space in the plan provides approx
mateiy six square feet for each COW.
The windows are sliding sash, max
ing them nearly twice as high as
they are wide This arrangement
will admit much more light than the
same space would if the windows did
not extend to the ceiling. A common
error is to make the windows too low.
The plan shows a width of stall of
feet inches, which is as narrow
as should be allowed. This width also
| fits into the construction better than
any other.
The manger is planned to be feet
wide and 6 inches deep, with slightly
rounding bottom, the bottom being 2
inches higher than the floor Of the
stalls.
The alleys behind the cows are
feet wide; these give ample room for
the passage of the manure truck. 1t
is designed 20 take the manure not
only out of the barn, but away from
the barn, and deposit it in a manure
shed or on the field. 1t is undesirable
from the standpoint of construction
to have a manure pit under the
stable, for the reason that concrete
floor cannot successfully be put on
wooden joists, ard steel joists are ex-
pensive. 1t is also unsanitary to have
the manure cellar under the floor.
The calf pen should be feature
of every we'll planned dairy barn.
The one shown is q by II feet, with
manger On the front for feeding
grain, and hay rack along the back
wall Individual Stanchions are pro-
vided for feeding calves grain and
milk.
The bull pen and box stalls are APP
proximately 10 by 10 feet, which is
considered ample size for this pur.
pose There is full window in each
stall, providing an abundance of light.
The feed room is centrally located;
a chute from The silo enters into it,
also two grain chutes from the upper
floor. The feed room is large enough
for storage of trucks necessary to
carry grain and silage. A hay chute
from the loft above deposits the hay
In the feeding alley.
No dairy barn is complete without a
wash room for the mixers and barn
attendants, and lockers for their
clothes. 1t should also contain a
small boiler for providing hot water
and steam, as this is a necessary part
of the equipment of a modern barn
Milk scales, record sheets, milk
stools, etc., may also be kept here
Watering devices may be put in at
the option of the builder and are a
necessary feature of modern dairy
barn.
A silo is provided in the plan at a
convenient location for feeding the
silage. The silo planned for this barn
is 16 feet in diameter and % feet
high, and has a capacity of about 10
tons. This will provide silage for "a
animals for six to eight months