The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-02-16
NEWS AND VIEWS OF FARMERS.
Continued From Page One.)

The general plan Of the expert
mental feeding plant at the Illinois
station for the feeding of 200 head of
beef cattle in carload lots and midi
ydually consists of a storage barn fac
ing east and west and two rows OF
feed lots CONNECTED by a paved alley,
lying east and west from the west side
of the storage barn.
South of h feed lots is a corn
crib IA feet in length and north of
the storage barn is q 20X2S foot en-
CINE house. On the west side Of the
barn and north of the alley are stock
scales.
The barn can be modified to meet
the wants of smaller feeders and the
| plan is here presented because it Of
fers so many valuable suggestions to
| farmers.
There are twelve feeding lots in the
two rows mentioned, seven of which
are tuate on the south side of the
| alley and five on the north side.
All face to the south and all are
/ paved with brick with the exception
OF three lots on the north side of the
| alley, one of which is used for expert
menting with rattle fed in an ordinary
earth lot.
The sheds on the south side Of the
alley are open on the south side, while
those on the north side are inclosed
and provided with large sliding doors.
] None are paved.
Feed carriers convey the eoncen-
trates and chaffed roughage from the
second floor Of the storage barn to the
lots on the south side Of the alley.
he storage barn, containing q sllo.
feed grinder. butter and feed
bins. stalls and storage room Tor
ioughage, is of plank-frame construc-
ton, all the framing material beng
of two-inch lumber sized to l rs
inches. 1t is 44x72 feet and is divided
into five hantS.
The two north sections contain q
3O-ton silo. feed bins, cutter and stor'
age for baled hay. :,
A feed cutter and grinder are locat'
ed near q 4x14 foot bin on the frs.
floor. This bin has a capacity OF 3Ot
bushei Just above this bin and IL
connection with it. is . smaller olt
with q capacity of 100 bushels.
Grain is scoOped into the south en-
Of the lower bin and elevated into tn
one above, @ which it runs into tn
grinder and when ground IS ele
waited to the bins on the second floor.
When ear corn is fed in the form Q
corn and cob meal it IS scooped r
a wagon into the grinder and elevate
as in the case Of shelled corn or otne
grain. j.
If fed finely broken (similar t
crushed corn) it is run through al
ensilage machine and blown into DIN
on the second floor, as is also don
with hay when fed in a chaffed state
but if fed broken by hand it is sco1pe'
from a wagon to the second 100
through the same opening by Whlcl
the feed carriers leave the barn.
Other feeds. such as oil meal. cot
tonseed meal, gluten meal, Draln, etc
which are always purchased in sacks
are conveyed to the second floor o,
!, hand from a wagon in driveway 0
barn. AS these feeds are needed the
are weighed during the day, placed I
feed carriers on conveyed at feedln!
! time to the lots south of alley. /,
: There are four double, two Slngl
and four box stalls in this barn use
! for feeding cattle where lnd1Vldua
records of grain and feed consume
are desired. These are situated un
! der the loft, that part OF the barn nav
!. ing q SecCnd floor. :.
The feed managers are placed low l
all the stalls and extend their entir
? width; those in the box stalls are bolt
ed to the sides so they can be take
| out when necessary.
The lots on the south side OF tn
alley are each As feet long my 80 Zee
wide. exclusive of shed. with a l2x3
shed open to the south. Each lot IS IN
closed by a board fence 4 feet 8 inche
high. All lots are paved with pflcr
The sheds are not paved.
These lots have gates leading int
e each other to the alley and out OF tn
: south end of the lots. There IS also
: gate in each lot so placed that 1t TO
: gether with the gate between the lot
can close the space between the fehc
:. and feed bunk, thereby making it pos
sible to confine the cattle under TN