DITISTOX OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY 559 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Summary of Live Stock Operations. 



returns 



Gross returns , $16,142.00 



Manure, 600 tons at $1 per ton 800.00 



$16,942.00 



EXPENDITURES. 



Value of foods consumed $ 6,880.00 



Cost of labour 2,776.00 



Cost of new stock purchased 3,097.00 



$12,753.00 

 Net balance from dairy cattle $4,189.00 



NEW DAIRY BARN. 



It was found necessary to build a small cow barn for the accommodation of 24 

 milch cows. The purpose of this barn was as follows: — 



1. — To provide accommodation for more cows than could be housed in the main 

 breeding barn, the product from which to be used in the dairy manufacturing 

 experimental work. 



2. — To provide also a room to be fitted and used especially for the work on 

 digestibility of food stuffs for cattle. This is a very important branch of Animal 

 Husbandry work which will be conducted co-operatively with the Chemical Division. 



3. — To stand as a good type of complete modern barn construction as to capacity, 

 strength and lightness of structure, durability, capacity, convenience, light and 

 ventilation, and in which both healthy cattle and pure milk may be produced. 



4. — To contain specially constructed features such as the mangers, provided 'to 

 give ideal conditions for the conducting of dairy cattle feeding experiments. 



barn plan. 



The accompanying plans (Plates XXVII and XXVIII) together with the photos 

 are. for the most part, self-explanatory. A few additional remarks may, however, help 

 make some points more intelligible. 



1. Foundation. 



The foundation is of concrete. A concrete wall footing is 18 inches wide. The 

 concrete wall, which extends 1 foot above the floor level, is 1 foot in thickness, and 

 to which the sill is bolted. A 3-inch tile just below and outside the footing was 

 installed to prevent heaving and cracking of foundation wall. 



2. Superstructure. 



The superstructure is of wood, hip roof, plank frame, and roof covered with 

 metal shingles. The whole frame is made of 2 x 6-inch plank, excepting joists and 

 girths, which are made with 2 x 10-inch planks. The sills, purlins and plates are 

 made of 2 ply 2x6-inch plank. The hipped roof is made up of 2x6-inch rafters 

 covered with inch boards, paper and best quality metal shingles. No posts are in 

 the loft, as the roof and purlins are supported by the plank frame trusses, which 

 too are made of 2x6-inch plank. 



The walls, from the outside, are battens, 1-inch planed boards, building paper, 

 posts built from 2 x 6-inch plank, a thick patent fibre wall paper called ' Lino-felt ' and 

 on inside |-inch matched lumber. The ceiling of barn is also sheathed with seven- 

 eighths lumber. 



Iron posts, 3J-inch, support the floor of loft. 



