Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-24
FARMER MAKING GREAT IN.
PRovEMENrs TO siMPLiFY
FARM LAsoRs.
THREE STORY
BARN AND OTHER BUILDINGS
Putting In Electric Plant to Light
Farm suiIdinss-Hot and Cold Wstsr
and Steam Heat for Houss-0isantio
Tank Furnishes Water suppIy-oth-
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Williams. April 24.-On his farm In
Rose Grove township. four miles south
Of Williams. Mr.. A. ]. Mccoy is now
engaged in series of Improvements
which, when completed, will make Mr.
Mccoy the possessor of one Of the most
modern and desirable farms in Hamil-
ton county. He now has a force OF
men engaged in building a barn 4Ox6O
feet and twenty feet posts. This barn
is practically three stories. having q
basement full size of barn, first or
ground floor for horses, dairy room,
feed mill, second story forms a hay
nov with q capacity OF eighty tons of
hay beside plenty of space for straw
for bedding. In the extreme top OF
the barn he is going to build tank
or reservoir for water with capacity
of 100 barrels. From this tank he 10 go
ing to Install a complete water works
system, which will include water for
not only the barn but his house also.
and all feed lots and every pasture or
any place where water is desired. This
will be a very convenient feature, es-
pecially for the dairy room. as all the
water used on the farm. except that for
house use, will flow from the tank into
a cement tank or trough in the dairy
room in its passage to other tanks.
An addition to the barn in the shape
of shed which is have cement floor
and latest improved swinging stanch-
ions will furnish ample accomm oda-
tons for his fine herd of twenty high
grade mich COWS. He is also going to
build q large double corn crib with
cement floors, and arranged for an ele-
vator.
In addition to the above he will build
a granary for small grain, also a mod
ern hog house 2sx36. fully equipped
with cement floors and feed trougha.
In the hog house will be cement tank
or vat for swill All skim milk and
Stops from the dairy room On barn will
be conveyed by pipes direct to this
tank whereby the edition of ground
feed and oil meal he will have an album
dance Of slop for his hogs, and most
convenient and handy. And as fin
fishing touch Mr.. Mccoy is going to
erect pump house or engine room in
which he will put gasoline engine OF
sufficient capacity not only to drive
his force pump to supply his water. but
also to drive an electric dynamo SUI
ficeintly large to furnish electric lights
for his different buildings and also his
house.
After completing these Improvements
Mr.. Mccoy intends to equip his elegant
farm house with heating plant and
have each sleeping room furnished with
both hot and cold water. He has plan
ned to have his cream separator, feed
mill, elevator for grain, churn and any
other machinery run by either gaso-
line or motor. His barn, COW barn,
and hog house are all to be equipped
with litter or manure carrier by
means OF which he can deliver the ma
nure either direct into a manure
spreader. or in a heap. It will require
his present force of workmen some
thing like three months to make all the
contemplated and will
cost near $4,000.