The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1920-07-29


This part Of the barn is provided with
plenty of windows. An elevated tank
at the south end kept filed by a
windmill located at the house, sup
plies the water to the tanks outside
and to the trough. The feed trough
can be cleaned easily by turning in
the water and scrubbing it with
broom.
Mr.. Petersen pointed out that this
type of barn is far more rigid and
less likely to be damaged by the wind
than the more modern. Self-support-
ing roof type of barn and for that
reason he believes is better adapted
to that part of the country. He be-
lieves in making his farm buildings
warm. The walls of the cow stable
part of the barn are double-boarded,
matched lumber being used on the
outside. In the central part on the
ground floor he keeps a feed cutter
and a gasoline engine to run it. Ali
the bound fodder fed is run through
this cutter. This reduces waste, makes
it much more convenient to feed in
the managers, and the rejected por-
tions make. good bedding. On the
west side of the barn are the stalls
where the horses are kept.
Mr.. Pedersen's milking herd con-
sists of grade Red Polled cows. He
has bred along this line because cows
of this breed are good mixers and
have good beefing qualities as well.
At the present time they are making
butter on the farm, turning out 40 or
so pounds a week, selling it in Hays.
This makes considerable work in the
home, but they thought that it in
make it worth while.
Convenient equipment for handling
wheat was another feature of the
farm, for this is the cash crop and all
the other farm work must hinge
around the wheat The wheat from
the thresher is handled direct from
the wagon by portable elevator
operated by a gasoline engine. The
grain can be spouted to bins on either
side of the granary. On mnay of the
exclusive wheat farms of this section
there is little or no provision for stor-
ing wheat on the farm. This necessi-
tates marketing direct from the
thresher and as a result the crop can
not be marketed to the best adVan-
tage. Mr.. Petersen has wisely pro-
tected himself against this handicap
of forced marketing.
Some farmers wait until they have
made a big stake before attempting
to provide for the comfort and we'll
being of the family. It is interesting
to note how this home has been added
to, a feature at time The kitchen
is large room, occupying the spot
where the original sod house stood.
It was the first part of the permanent
home. AS the family grew, an addi-
ton of two rooms was built. This
part has been rearranged and now is
one big room used for living room
and dining room. 1t has a large
screened-in porch to the east on which
the family take their meals in hot
weather. Next came the two-story
part. 1t might seem difficult to have
bath room and complete water sys-
tenn with hot and cold running water
in a home built as this one was, but
this has been accomplished. A range
boiler has been attached to the
kitchen range, a storage tank in the
upstairs part supplying the water.
The kitchen has a sink, and bath
room with complete equipment has
been provided on the ground floor.
Mr.. Petersen explained that he con-
sidered it very important to fix up the
home sc. as to make it as pleasant as
possible for the family. eff you
DON'T" he said, "they will pull out
and leave as they grow up" His old
est son, Nels, who is now of age,
seems well content to remain on the
farm. He drove the car up town in
response to my telephone call and as
we returned took his father to the
school house, where the annual school
meeting was to be held that after
noon. The next day Mr. Petersen
and Nels drove to the Hays Expert
ment Station Farm for the Cattle