The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1944-01-17
new DAIRY BARN
PROVES POPULAR

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had been changed with the cor
s-rq,ction Of new Small Dairy
gsn and the use Of electricity
which !. permitted on their farm.
And their record IS impressive.
with the use Of this new barn and
the accompanying electrical ap-
nl5srces. including a milking ma
chine. the Coolies are now getting
milk from Is COWS. whereas Tor
u1erly they could keep only SIX
COWS.
THIS record looks even better
--.-eo one sees that the SIX COWS
1u4 now the Coolies have stepped
-, =. co..c.-,n On their 70-acre farm
with no outside help alta all
TIE story behind this phenornen-
Il achievement IS packed with m
terese. explains D. S. Weaver. neao
# the agricultural engineering &C.
partn7en. a. State CO.." a"T ne-
s5gDer Of the new Small Dairy
Barn.
About year and half ago,
George S. Coole. no relation 10
Garfield. owner Of the huge Cooie
Dairy in Lexington. came TO IA
;ejga % meet with John a. Arey'
da;y.v specialist with the Extension
Service.
Co5le'g problems was typical, ne
needed more Grade a milk to
meet the Army requirements 1or
camps in the state which he was
under contract 10 supply.
His request was for help from
the State College authorities 10
design a new and cheaper way
for dairvnen to handle their
cows. whereby they would add to
their milk production and IN
crease its quality.
Weaver was called in to work
out plans for the unit TO achieve
this. Working with the two men:
and John F. Brown. Coble's field
manager ". L. Clevenger. dairy
manufacturing specialist, and re-
representatives Of the State Board
of Health. he developed plans for
a simple barn. "A by "a feet, IN
which all health requirements
previous similar structure, and at
less cost and trouble to the dairy
man.
The Health authorities APPROX
ed. the dairy specialists approved,
and Coble decided to finance the
project himself.
Coble decided to present the
plans to the farmers who were
supplying him with milk. His pro-
posal was that he would finance
all construction of the barns, II
the farmers would provide the E.
lectricity. a requirement Tor the
operation of the barns. and sup
DIV him with at least 200 pounds
of Grade A milk daily.
In the long run. therefore, both
sides of the agreement benefited.
Coble. because he would be get
ting better price with Grade A
milk. And soon the debt would be
repaid.
Naturally. some of Coble's dali
ryrnen decided not to accept the
plan. partly because they could
not get the needed electricity and
partly because they didn't want
10 get in debt. But to date. 2l9 OF
The men who are supplying his
dairy with milk have taken part
in Coble's project, and in every
case, participants are as enthus-
iastic as the Garfield Coolies.
Later, a reporter from nation
al farm magazine, hearing OF this
project. visited the state for ma
terial for an article. The story
pointed out that plans for the barn
No. 81, which, Incidentally, can
be obtained from the State Col
lege Department of Agricultural
Engineering.
The response was repaid. Re-
quests poured into the office from
every state except three, and from
several neighboring countries.
AS the department was set up
TO serve farm families in North
Carolina specifically, Weaver was
a little reluctant to answer re-
quests from other states. However,
approximately SIS plans have been
sent out SO far.
The barns provide for two sep
arate rooms. with four wood stan
chions in the milking shed; and
a twin-compartment, four-can e.
lectric cooler and threevat wash
ing sink, equipped with electric
water heater, in the milking hand
ling room. A second plan, provid-
ing for eight stanchoins may be
built at cost of $500.
The flooring is poured concrete
10 which the structure is bolted
Drains in the floor. which slopes
toward them, provide for adequate
cleanliness at a minimum of trou-
BILE.
The barn is easy to construct,
Weaver says, and the wide accep-
lance of the idea is proof enough