The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1921-03-11
rRIr 10 DAIRY BARN

planned since school began but the
weather or some other hludrnncr
had always prevented. and in spite
~ the clouds Thursday We did not
pat II on any longer Two miles of
walking on muddy roads through
fields. up and down hills did not ap.
peal 10 us much. but lct me- say that
have never been sorry ! went.
ilr har by far the incest dairy
barn in the county have often
driven along the road and wondered
II the interior wns as nice al the ev-
terror bat after one glimpse ! saw
that ii looked much better within
than without The first thing mo-
tIced when stepped in was the
floor Around the walls and down
the center was smoothe concrete o.
bout tive feet wide with a concrete
litter trough on each side an ihil
including ihe trough was as clean a.
water could have made it The la
dy n the house informed us before
We went tu zee the barn that they
were noi expecting us and everything
wa. awful dirty bat ! haven't been
able iu ser SET hov Ii could have been
cleaner The floor n the stalls we're
uf solid rIay and hedded with clean
straw. which showed that the herd
enjoyed comfort ns we'll as rleanIi.
nrss All the inner part was white.
washed and ventilation was provided
by window for every two stan
i.ons There we're tsenty staniiuus
.a all inexpensive. set as practical a.
could have been secured at ans price.
and o. ruumy private oonrfeie trough
fsr each ,iaIl with deep side so
each ouu rut only boz part and uo
mon,
The slio uus locaisd ~ thr upper
rnd n ths barn and contained srt.
rul feti u sweet smelling silaFs
Il bad been filled with corn Hast.
InTa rrolihel. especially suited for
aiiagr. thc entire silo. iox2l. being
filled from 80 acres The truck was
Iarrc. pisoied on one wheel 10 a. b.
b. easily turned and had ths sides
so constructed a. o. extend over the
fe,d trough and prohibit all waste
One end ~ the entire building was
used far iced uom and milk ruom
Both uefs Cei'rd and we'll lighted
Thr milk uom was as clean as auy
dining room u contained a well
Stove. cream separator. milk cans.
bottles. towels and other articlcs
nr,rssafy about the dairy on one
side ~ ii was a cellar of ics box.
made of oonrreie jose helaW he f.oor
about 1N3ss. and an Ideal place for
kcgp.nr products on ice The door,
~ ihr crl.ar was easily raised hy a
weight The feed ruom va vel
hIIvi With bran. chops. and cotton.
srtd mtai The ratiuu then fed wa
three parts oliionsecd meal htr parts
,huprci curu. i've parts wheat bran.
with s.lagr and rood hay Bot che
feature ~ thc Iover nnof that ut.
taciri most ~ us vus thr litter
carrier Au overhead rack un both
sidrs beads to the main track which
fnssfs through ite Calf she'd o. a
Duu.rrir manure pii under coyrr Tho
litter auirf SAWED many times BE-,
ost bel vufk the dut winter while
|, ihr ontrfri Uaugrrir manure pit rosi
hai hti'r and b an absolute nccrssi
ty far greatest profit frum daiyinE
Near ihr siio verr hroad steps lead.
lnr into ihs ufl The barn was cus.
rrrd with "a eli supporting wof and
furnished plenty II ruom for FED
A tra,k and has fork wrv used ~
. storing ihr hay boz ihy hf o. va.
aIuui one half ful ai tbr time ~
.ouf VISIT.
%, has abDui is cavs iu ihc hcid
uov. most ~ them lrrsrys ~,
krcps several small calves o. driul
b ihs skim milk A rood squirrel tul
ofel rrsiercd lcuc, ball vas ir
o. separate barn Boz tho bot
Ttr entire arrangement shuev,
r,unumy. sanitation. fofsthuurhi an,
uan,tultu,r lf other farmers ~ ih,
ounit uuuh flaa h,. example 90,
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