The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-12-02
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To Build a Dairy Barn
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The shed itself should be built in
| such a way as to be warm and COM
! Portable for the cows in the winter
| time, giving due consideration, how
ever, to thorough ventilation. There
| should be plenty of windows SO that
not only fresh air but also the sun
| light can enter the barn. / believe that
every cow stabbed during the WIN
| ter should have window space equiva-
An excellent way to ventilate is to
cover half of each window with No.
A muslin. This permits free circu-
lation of fresh, pure air and eliminates
drafts which are detrimental to the
health of the cow
One can install the King system of
ventilation which is composed of inlet
| shafts at the ceiling, permitting the
i fresh air to come in over the cows and
settle gradually to the floor becoming
warm in the meantime. AT the floor
are outlet shafts which should pass
| directly upward to distance above
the peak of the barn so that there
will be free circulation of air The
theory is that the foulness of the air
in the barn is Is per cent heavier than
the fresh air, consequently, it settles
and because of the draft through the
outlet f1ues this foul air is taken from
the barn.
The King system of ventilation
works admirably although there is
some expense attached to it. This
subject of ventilation is a study in
itself and space here does not permit
going into details. / would suggest
that, in case you use the King system,
you look farther into it and familiar
of it.
The floor of any COW barn should
be of cement in order to be absolutely
sanitary. Many authorities advo-
cate covering the cement directly I'M
der the COW with wood so as to do
away with the GOODNESS of the cement
which is undoubtedly a liberal con-
ductor of both heat and cold.
An excellent plan is to have a shell
about 81 feet wide, facing the cows
outward. This width permits a five
foot alley way in front of each cow
with cement manager or cement feed
ing floor two feet six inches, and
standing space of about four feet ten
inches to five feet with cutters IA
inches to Is inches wide, the remaining
space being left for a driveway or al
ley behind the COWS. This gives plen-
ty of room to drive wagon through
if desired or to run a litter carrier.
The width of your cow stall should
be from three feet three inches to
three feet nine inches, according to the
size Of your cows. One should bear
in mind that in building a dairy barn
nate everything possible in the barn
which will take up dust, filth, odors
and germs.
The last barn the writer built had
floors made of cement. The stalls
were built of two-inch gas-pipe which
can be bought cheaply second hand,
and covered thoroughly with two
coats of black asphaltum paint There
is some question as to which is the
best way of tying a COW, whether by
swinging stanchion or by chain. Both
systems are used and both work very
the steel swinging stanchion, hung |
both at the top and at the bolt ,ln
with chains, and these give the cow a |
great deal of freedom and are very |
successful.
Recently the writer saw plan which |
he liked very much. Each cow had a |
strap around it's neck with a ring in it. !
In the barn the frame work was built |
of two-inch gas pipe in the same man !
ner as though stanchions were to be
hung there, bit instead of stanchionsI
there was a rod riveted to each per-
pendicular iron On each side of the
cows neck in which hung a ring which |
freely moved from the floor to dis
lance of two feet above.
A chain with a snap on the end of it
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