Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1909-05-29


81 vehtnaiion. BY having the windows
swing inward from the top and provid-
ing triangular boards to close the open
ings al the sides the incoming current
of fresh air win be directed upward
against the ceiling and distributed
ever the stable without causing draft
Cupolas may be placed on the roof to
carry OF the impure air. A cheaper
method is to leave some of the rafters
unlocked at the lower ends.
In case there are many dairy cows or
young animals to be fed silo is al
most a necessity. 1t should be located
at the end Of the barn nearest the COW
stable In order to lessen the work or
feeding. BY having the yard for the
young cattle close to the silo they can
be fed from 1t with little extra work.
A sIlo sixteen feet in diameter and
thirty feet high Is about the right size
for q 16O acre farm. The diameter
should always be small enough so that
two or three inches can be fed Off the
| top each day. This insures fresh silage
all the time. The greater number OF
silos in use at present are made OF
wooden slaves. These are cheap, and
| IL a good quality of wood is used they
will last q long time. Cement and
brick silos are practically indestructi-
BILE, but are rather expensive. A new
type Of silo that is proving very salts
| factory is made of hollow building tile.
This material is as cheap as slaves and
lasts as long as cement.
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and sheep cheap sheds furnish ample
shelter. These can be made of COM
mon boards well battened, with strong
cedar posts for a framework. The roof
should be water tight. A twelve foot
opening on the south will answer the
purpose of door.
These sheds should be on high, well
drained ground and must be kept well
bedded. When this Is done they are
fully as good as a more expensive
shelter A separate lambing house
will, Of course. have to be provided for
the ewes as spring approaches.
For the man who is making spe-
cialty of hogs the "colony system" Of
hog houses is probably the best. For
the average farmer, however, the extra
amount of work which this system in
wolves more than outweighs its advan-
tages OF cleanliness, freedom from dis
ease and keeping the hogs in smaller
punches. On most farms the central
hog house comes nearest to meeting
the requirements. Along with 1t few
individual houses are convenient for
hauling around to the stubble and clio
yer fields or other places where the
hogs may happen to be located.
Little pigs need great deal of sun
light, and this, together with the LA
bility OF hogs to become diseased
makes it imperative that the hog house
be provided with plenty of windows
BY running ii north and south and hav
ing a row Of pens on each side eacf
pen will receive an equal amount Of
sunshine Where the building faces
the south the north row of pens does
not receive its share of sunlight, ant
the outside yards on the north of thu
, house are almost always shaded ant
> cold.
The floor, like that of the barn, should
{ be Of cement. 1t is a good plan to ex
3 tend it out about twenty feet on eacl
I side to make feeding floors where tn
0 hogs can be fed and watered wlthou
r getting in the mud. BY having all pei
/ and yard partitions movable they ca
be arranged for sows and litters or TO
n fattening swine, as needed. A fee
e room in one end of the building wher
v grain can be stored and feed mixed u
Is q great convenience.
K A corncrib should be located close
n one end of the feeding floors, so as
IS save work when hogs are fattening.