The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1948-01-23
Good Planning, Improved Methods
Con Save Trouble, Work for Doirynnen
STATE Miss

STATE COLLEGE. Miss. =
There'n be more "contented
dairymen" if all farmers would
~rearrange their dairy barns and
buildings like the farmer who
made two changes and saved him.
self Al miles of walking each year.
Good planning and improved
methods used by many MISSISSIPPI
pi dairymen removes the drudg-
cry in carrying on the dairy
chores, according to a study made
by the Mississippi Extension
Farm Labor and Dairy depart
ments of State College.
The study brought out some
important factors which not only
determine the amount of labor
and time required, but also re-
vealed the degree of drudgery and
the ease in which the job is done.
Among the most important fac
tors are: The type of building,
the arrangement of stables and
location of the milk house and
feed room; the amount and kind
of labor saving equipment used;
and organized work routine so as
to utilize efficiently every step
taken and operate all equipment
efficiently.
The arrangement of the dairy
barn and buildings is probably
the factor that determines to what
extent work can be done most
economically. Once these houses
are built and arrangements made,
changes are harder to make.
Dairy farmers are conscious of
the arrangement problem and
they r giving careful study in
an effort to arrange the dairy
barn, milk room and feed room
for convenience.
For instance, one of the far
mers found that his milk room
and hot water supply were 1873
feet from the dairy barn and by
moving this room just outside the
barn, he would save walking 1872
feet a day, or Al miles a year,
Also by moving the feed room
81 feet nearer the feed alley he
would have "a feet Of walking
each day.
Those farmers who had wide
feed and work alleys were able to
use carts and other labor saving
equipment that could not be used
when the alleys were very mar
row.
One farmer, who lost most all
of his labor, found that by adding
a milking machine and learning
to operate the machine efficiently
by milking each COW in three to
five minutes, he was able to oper-
ate with the same number OF
cows with two workers less.
The feed cart used by some OF
the farms in feeding silage and
dry feed proved the value of these
devices in saving labor and ir
making the work easier by shift.
ing the load from their feet to the
cart wheels.
One farmer in constructing his
new dairy barn had the feed
room and milk room at the end
of his barn and the study revealed
this arrangement saved him from
walking 433 feet a day. Also, his
COW stanchions yer arranged to
fasten COWS on each side of the
barn by pulling a lever. This
practice was used by other farms
studied.
Organized procedure in carry
ing on the work helped to make
the best use of time and labor
and in securing the most efficient
use of all equipment. Develop
ment of a work routine and the
location of the tools and equip
ment used in the routine to ELI
inmate unnecessary steps can ma
terially reduce the time and la
Dor spent in doing the dairy
chores.
For example, one farmer in
washing the udders of the cows,
used a bucket of water located
at the feed room door and each
time he had to make trips to this
bucket. He found that by having
the bucket conveniently located