Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1919-03-20

ever, put a different eomp s.s na,ted.
Tho situation. War INDUSTRIES 49,
,,ho nIl,ions of men and women en-
n,oved nv them at high wsses We"
p,o!.u ,hrown out of employment:
The factories had been trsns' noas.
into munitions plants. Time 70 n aend,.
nnr Inv - re-transform them into conu
.a,s 20 produce the things needed IL
pe Eebruary it was estimated tn ns
,,are we're 100000 persons, men an. 49,.
.n a,,an ont Of employment IN Tue
rru;,ed states. From being carriers
Of large wages and capable Oh ou
,nr food at high prices, they suddenly
were deprived 0. their wages 80. anu n a
hacome consumers. without the means
of buying things they consume,
Quickest Solution is Building: ~.
Tho government in considering inc
nossih,,ities of employing this LABOR,
looked upon building as the thing tna'
,Do,,d nrovide the quickest solution
Of the problem. Building tina! 3D. ~.
erection of buildings, homes IN inc
cities and towns, office buildings rae
tories, municipal buildings ana scllool,
houses public improvements ana
buildings on the farms. had peeh lia''.
cd because of the need Of both LABOR
and materials in the productioh VI
wartime needs. Therefore, II was rea.
soned there is need Of building ana
building can start at once.
"Build a buldng!" That Is the
thing that the government Is urging
Every farmer wants modern build
ing on his farm.
There has been great progress In the
construction of barns during the last
few wears. State laws have MADE
some features of barn construction Oh
ligatory to protect the milk and butter
from contamination. Lack OF LABOR
has made other features necessary De-
cause they save labor.
Barn for Small Farm.
A combination horse and dairy barn
Is shown in an accompanying Illus
tration. This is design for smali
farm. where a dozen cows and four or
five horses are kept. Here these ami
mails may be safely housed. the work
can be done easily and the winters
supply of feed for horses and cows
may be stored.
AS the ground floor plan shows. the
horse barn and cow stable are sepa-
rated by solid wall. This prevents
the ammonia fumes from the horse
barn penetrating the COW stable, fea-
ture of barn construction demanded BY
the laws of some of the states.
Three single and two double or box
stalls are provided in the horse barn.
Stalls for ~ cows are provided in the
cattle barn.
The floor of the barn is concrete, the
feed alley being through the center.
The litter alleys are along the side
walls. The feed alley runs through
the building and is connected at the
rear with the silo by covered chute,
which provides feed room. Over
each of the litter alleys Is q carrier
track, so that the manure may be
transported out of the building to the
pits on either side of the silo, where
the winter feed of the cows is stored.
The hay NOW on the second floor is
connected with the horse barn by q
trap door. near the door that divides
the horse and COW sections Of the
barn. Hay for both animals is thrown
down and is convenient to the man.
gers Of both.
Ventilation Is Provided.
The barn is of wooden construction,
with gambrel roofs and q system of
ventilation, without which the modern