The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-10-21
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Chicago July 10. 1915
Before leaving Dekalb I spent an
afternoon with Mr. Brandt at the
Country Club. He is surely Golf
fiend. Spends part of every after
noon on the Links. They have a
dandy place, about 20 acres with the
kishwakee river (brook, running
through The Club House is near the
center in a natural woods with course
running around it. They have cook.
employed and the members take lots of
emeals there. On Sunday we went to
the N. f. Church new $4,000 struct-
ure, and to the Cub House for dinner
Think you can readily imagine this
nice place to spend the middle of
hot day. 1t is kept up at the ex-
penso-of $1,000 per year.
| also visited one of Il. p. ELL
woods farms. believe he owns some
thing like 1900 acres here but this farm
contains 1880 acres. When his father
was cutie an importer of horses the
barn was built that is now used for the
work stock and cows. wish l could
describe it to you. feel 1t useless
to try Ground dimensions 1OOxl26 feet
basement under entire building for
feeding fat cattle first floor devoted to
work stock and dairy, and the loft
room | will leave to your imagina-
ton The silo in connection with this
barn is concrete, l6x6O feet and holds
375 tons Of insilage. The COW stan
chions run the length OF the building
and the floor. together with the drive
way back OF the cows and the feed
gers, are all concrete, being painted
white inside, together with the ample
light and ventilation made all seem
bright aud clean. A litter carrier run
ming on track swung from the cell
ing behind the cows carries; away ali
offals and a feed car running down tie
alley in front makes feeding rl:c
handy. the silo being convenient! To-
Gated. The stancllions are gas pipe
with q single pipe partition between
each COW. The locks are pivotcd above
and held below by short chains a.
lowing the COWS ample freedom of
movement and comfort while stand
ing or lying down. AT one cna of
the building is a small room contain
Ing Il gasoinc engine that furn;she,
the elbow grease" for milking The
power from the engine is transmitted
to square wooden shaft or plunger
that runs along the tops of the stan
chicEs the entire length OF the build
ing. This shaft gives the stroke to the
prGps of the mixers. six Of which
were IN use These pumps" consist
OF 4 brass cylinder about 2xl2 inches
in size That is hooked onto the frame Of
the a;anchions parallel to the level
with the plunger shaft ard the piston
hooks into an eve on the plunger.
These connections are easily and quick
il rl:.de with one hand while the tub
ing and pail is held in the other hand.
A hc,Vy rubber tube passes from the
ty,in,:2r TO the buckets. thence to
the l,,,,,r where it iy;des into four
smaller tubes a few inchs5 long each
OF which terminates in {. heavy rubber
''c.p' or piece about the size Of an
oTdinary cows tea. and into whic!
the t"at is drawn By the suction from
the cylinder. \ light belt is thrown
around the COW to carry the weight of
the tubing and to help hold il in place
If The COW moves arcund. Tie for
wa-d stroke of the cylinder head ere
ates the vacuum that draws the milk
from the uddtr. The tubing passes
through small compartment on the
under side Of The bucket lid" where
there Is valve leading into the bucket
ard through wi"h the backward stroke
Of th: cylinder forces the milk into
tho bucket. l: nat only seemed very
simple and pl actical hut there was
before us six examples Of heir pro-
r,r:nncy. Although one or these ma
chine will not milk ! ccw quito as
quickly as q "o"d hand mixer one
man can handle several machines.