Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-06-27

and. In consequence. germs and bac
teria. as possible All floor surfacei
should be of cement because this. Il
not only the most sanitary construc
ton but in the long run It is the
cheapest construction as 1t costs little
more than wood to begin with and
lasts for lifetime. The stalls and
partitions should all be made of iron
gas pipe, comparatively inexpensive
to begin with and, like the cement
once installed It remains for 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 It Is Gus.
tomary at intervals and in many in.
stances every day to scrub the barn
from one end to the other. Every DOR.
ton OF the barn should be set of 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 IL or 20
years ago. and) this Is due largely to
the fact that the milk 10 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
At cool. 1t is possible to make even
better butter today than ever before
because buttermakers as Q rule are
more efficient and skillful in their op-
erations than in the past.
The matter of cost is always to bs
considered as an essential point in the
construction of any of our farm build.
dngs.. but the question Is ever preva.
lent whether or not the barn built
with the least cost Is in the long run
the least expensive. It is true that
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. will provide q
barn which with time considered will
Do not only the least expensive but
also the most healthful for the cows
and conducive to the production of tho
most sanitary. the purest and the most
profitable milk. This is because Il
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 a more healthy
condition. and warm. we'll ventilated
barn will be conducive to the greatest
possible flow of milk for the least
amount of feed given.
Clean Barn Lots.
Not only should the barn be we'll N.
ranged but the lots are of equal i'm.
portance. The barn. by all means.
should be built on one Of the highest
points of the farm 80 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 sell
dom farm so arranged that there are
enough lots TO divide tho stock IN IN
q manner In which they should be di.
vided. and too often do We ind cows.
calves. heifers. pigs. etc. all running
together In one lot. and such an ar.
rangement IL 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 b.
ginning, few paddocks which in sum.
mer time will grow luxuriant grasses,
viii make It possible to give certain
animals particular attention and will
result In success In more ways than
one. Cows during period when giving
the greatest amount of milk, II placed
under special conditions, may often
times be made to give great deal more
milk than though they received only
common care. and sufnce 1t 10 to say
that even though around the dairy
barn there are to be found q dozen
lots. the feeder. herdsman or farmer
will md from experience that each Of
them can be put to use during most
every day IN the year. Nothing 10
more disgusting or will drive ono
away from the farm quicker than
barn lots that are knee deep with mud
and NTH, especially when 1t is realized
that such lots are unnecessary and by
being drained and covered with Gin.
de,s or gravel which incurs very
small amount of time and expense,
they could be kept perfectly dry and
sanitary.