Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1914-02-06
Farm. E,A,1.Rl' l'.z:!,55 4x1 ORCHARD
Notes and Instructions Agricultural Colleges Stations
Oregon and Washington. Specially Suitable Pa6c Coaa Conditions


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81 Oregon AgIieuitnraf College, Cor
( y Wallis, Ore, Dec. 23-f;.The modern
dairy barn has gbountiful light, fresh
air and provisions.f for sanitation and
the comfort of the cow" said Profes-
-sor r. r. Graves head of. the dairy
a'SG department, Oregon. Agricultural Col
.fs.. lege.2 The: day, of the. old fashioned
.py, barn, is past, It had. little light, no
-, ventilation except through cracks in
the walls, and the 'stanchinns were
'F1>i rigid SO that whenathe COWS laid down
i -. they had to keep their heads pointed
&. ~, straight in front of them. Or II they
.,,-,-. were tied to the ,mahger with ropes
they were forced to. back into the fill
- - thiest part of the stall tos lie down,
Sf3i and flanks and udders were plastered
iaa3. with filth. The old wooden managers
y.; were traps, where decayed feed and
=. - dirt were caught y 1atera becoming
' ~" breeding grounds for bacteria! In the
same barn w8re' stalls for the calves
'''@ ain the modern dairy barn human
tlii9lf4..ef foodn Is produced with a maximum of
y ''S cleanliness and the COW is made more
~ productive and therefore more profit
e able The construction and arrange
H ~ yments are such as closely to approx
IS ~, mate conditions Of the open pasture,
IA rxr7r.'withaits abundance qiofc sunshine and
81 fresh air. This barn helps; to solve
Il the. labor problem, which sEalways a
IS worry to, a man who has large herd
ES Of dairy cows to be milked and fed
ff twice 1ai1y. l;i'fi: iEa,.' !:
\ "One and two story, barns are the
n types most widely used A few round
Y barns are. in use but the most general
i type Is a rectangular structure "a to
N SO feet wide with, the length adapted
4 to the number Of cows. n
Z "Thedohe' story barn is perhaps the
most desirable, type from the stand
" point of sanitation. 1t is usually built
4 in connection with a., feed; barn and
seldom accommodates more than sixty
a'gG. : cows. 1T is used, however, in large
'"''""r dairies where several hundred cows
e are kept, several such barns being
built in row with sufficient space
MI hatwse alton. In
such building system feed Is brought.
from one large barn in trucks running
on over head tracks. IL, other Cases
W --,r o. one end Of each barn is built two
4 III stpriesi high and serves for the, stor7
age Of feed. Where there are not
more than two ione story barns they
are usually built to connect! with one
large ge-feed--barn which overlaps the
ends Of the cow barns just enough to
M . ~ permit the feed trucks to- pass.
ga" "Often farmer wishesi to remodel
{. ~ nie ,oiu DAHL atons uiouerh lines anu
1t rs generally more economical TO
use the Old building for feed storage
ana bulid new single story one for
.'yT ~. the cattle -, g, -
"The' one story barn Is all above
ground The walls may be of stone,
concrete Or, wood Frequently the
building Is OF concrete up to the win
dow sil!s, the remainder being frame.
.y,rt = Some times asbestos shingles or lath
-~''''0 are used Tor roof and wallis Ehe roof
Nc IT, =. OF, single pitch and ts supported by
Mad az a scissors truss. This avoids the ne
III. -cessity for supporting posts and adds
materially TO the 'appeafahce of the
a5h '1U dnteriora9S Sheetmg on metal laths are
q -1fa.laid eQti tho lowerl chords OF the truss
~ eJe1, for plastering, thus affording SAM
81 a,;. r., tary ceiling, et'...i
1.-The one story BARN Is perhaps
''a%t ip more easily ,vehtilated'lthana athes two
~ STORY type and It isI less likely to be-
s..,, filled with dust, than one In which hay
IS stored above There is also less
danger OF fire, and lastly, the interior
n i9T) has ut somewhat better appearance
i,c1t9g and COWS .imay be faced outward, Il
this is desirable, ~ :: III q W: !
"The two story barn affords suitS
.r0np for the cattle on the first