Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-12-11
Barbour Outlines
The Methods for
Better Stabling
OF Dairy Cattle

Forrest A. Barbour, State dairy in
spector, in a statement Wednesday,
said that it Is considered necessary
in this State to furnish stable to
house our dairy cows for several
months in the year.
ITO keep. our cows healthy and
clean while stabbed. it is necessary to
use care In our methods Of combining
these foster mothers of the human
race" continued Mr.. Barbour.
eff one has q basement stable to
consider. let us first measure the
, height between the floor and ceiling
ami decide if we have space enough
7 to make a good home for our COWS.
IL there Is less than seven feet be-
tween the floor and the ceiling joists,
! I would recommend raising the CELL
ing or the upper floor and get line
Of windows under the sill to the barn.
III possible, remove all soil that comes
against the outside of the walls of
the stable, except perhaps one side
especially all soil that comes above
the height that the windows should be
placed.
1--WE like to have concrete walls up
to the bottom of the windows and
have the windows reach from the top
of the stable to not over four feet
from the floor of the stable. Then
place these windows close enough to-
gether to allow for an inlet air shaft
II to IS inches wide between the
windows and on as many sides of
that stable as possible. If unable to
get windows in on all sides, it is Of
! ten possible to place the windows
above the sill on the side of the barn
and let the light and sunshine come
down through the ceiling of the
stable.
"One or more OUTFIT air shafts
should be provided to take the foul
air out Of the stable. These shafts
should be placed at convenient
points, not to interfere with the stor-
ing of hay above and as straight as
can be constructed.
AN opening from the floor 20
inches up. should be arranged at the
bottom of this outlet air shaft and
should never need closing If proper
ly built. If the stable contains not
more than 80 cows and Is not over so
10 20 feet long and 2S to S6 feet wide.
the outlet shaft could be placed near
the center of one SIDE of the stable.
One shaft should be sufficient If
made of suitable size. The proper
area for this shaft for 80 COWS would
be about six square feet or a shaft
2x3 feet, or Ike IL feet, inside
measure. This outlet shaft should be
double boarded with paper between
where 1t comes out of the roof and
above, so as to be insulated against
cid weather conditions. The shaft
should be coilei over fiat under the
roof or cover to the shaft allow for
a current Of air to blow straight
across under this ceiling. Openings
should be on two sides Of the shaft
at the top about IS or 20 inches deep.
This causes a vacuum and suction on
the column of foul air in this shaft,
as the wind blows across the OPEN
ing.
with a proper number Of inlet air
shafts to correspond in the surface
area to the outlet shaft distributed
throughout the four sides of the sta
bic. a continuous flow of pure air will
come into the stable without Great
ing n draft on the animals and a
steady emptying OF foul air will go
on day and night without much per-
sonal attendance"