Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-08-04

Sunshine 10 . better destroyer Of
germs and bacteria than any CONNER
cial disinfectant In planning the
barn, the architect should provide for
window space amounting to six square
feet per COW. The dairy barn will b
warm enough providing too much air
space Is not allowed for each COW and
providing that It 10 possible to close
the doors and do away with the Gus
tomary wide cracks that are to bO
found SO often in barns OF the west At
the present time. n the barn IL kept
as warm as II should be thorough
ventilation Is necessary.
Milk Should Be Clean.
When We call to mind the
fact that milk is produced for the pur.
pose OF human consumption, we are
impressed with the fact that It should
be produced by sanitary methods and
always kept scrupulously clean and
free from dirt and dust particles
which are SO frequently permitted to
gain access to the milk, II the barn
Is properly constructed this is not q
difficult matter. The interior Of the
dairy barn should be as simple as
possible and one Of the secrets Of pro-
viding the proper interior Of a dairy
barn Is to have It as free from fix.
lures which will gather dirt and dust
and. In consequence. germs and BAG
teria. as possible. All floor surfaces
should be Of cement because this IL
not only the most sanitary construc-
tion but In the long run Il 10 the
cheapest construction as It costs little
more than wood to begin with and
lasts for q lifetime. The stalls and
partitions should all be made Of iron
gas pipe. comparatively inexpensive
to begin with and. like the cement,
once installed II remains for a life
time. and even though the outside Of
the barn were to burn down the floor,
stalls and stanchions would remain
intact. This construction admits very
little accumulation of dirt and dust
and Is very easily kept clean. In fact,
In most sanitary barns that are con-
structed In this manner II is Gus.
tomary at intervals and IN many in.
stances every day to scrub the barn
from one end to the other. Every por-
tion of the barn should be set on by
itself and especially should the COWS
be kept in their particular portion and
all odor kept away.
Poor Butter.
1t is fact that the butter produced
In the west Is poorer in quality than
the butter that was produced Is or 20
years ago. and) this is due largely to
the fact that the milk is not cared for
In the same manner that the butter.
maker In the creamery in the past
cared for the milk before separating
1t. BY keeping the separator clean
and by cooling down the cream or the
milk as the case may be. and keeping
1t cool. 1t is possible to make even
better butter today than ever before
because buttermakers as q rule ara
more efficient and skillful In their Cd
erations than in the past
The matter Of cost is always to be
considered as an essential point IN the
construction Of any of our farm build.
ings, but the question is ever preva.
lent whether or not the barn built
with the least cost is In the long ru&
the least expensive. It Is true thai
the best barn that can possibly be
built should be built at the least cost,
and by the use OF cement, iron gas
pipes for stalls, partitions and stanch.
ions, and by the use Of the most
economical material for the frame
work and construction. win provide a
barn which with time considered viii
be not only the least expensive but
also the most healthful for the COWS
and conducive to the production Of the
most sanitary, the puFest and the most
profitable milk. This is because II
will be as easy to produce sanitary
milk as that which is unsanitary, and
1t will be produced cheaper because
the COWS will be in q more healthy
condition, and a warm, well ventilated
barn will be conducive tn the greatest
possible flow of milk for the least
amount of feed given.
Clean Barn Lots.
Not only should the barn be well ar.
ranged but the lots are Of equal Inn.
portance. The barn. by all means,
should be built on one Of the highest
points of the farm SO that all moisture
will drain in all directions and keep
the barn lots as we'll as the interior OF
the barn free from standing mud and
water at all times. There is very sci.
dom a farm so arranged that there are
enough lots to divide the stock mp IN
a manner In which they should be d.
vided, and too often do we ind cows.
calves, heifers, pigs, etc. al running
together In one lot. and such an AZ
rangement is always the cause Of more
or less loss due to one cause and an
other. Lots should be provided for
cows and heifers Of different ages. for
the calves, the bulls. for dry COWS, ETC..
and few lots constructed In the be-