Supplement to 



CORNELL 



IReabingsCourse for farmers 



Published isv the Colleqk of Agriculture of Cornell Universttv, 

 FROM November to March, j\nd Entered at Ithaca as Second-class 

 Matter under Act op Congress of July 16, 1891. L. H. Bailey, Directok. 



SERIES VI. ITHACA, N. Y., No.30. 



BUILDINGS AND YARDS. MARCH, I906. BARNS. 



DISCUSSIOX-PAPER OX FARMERS' READING-COURSE 



BULLETIN NO. 30 



This DiscHssion-papcr is sent out zi'ith all Fanners Reading-Course 

 Bulletins, for tzeo reasons: ( i ) [[V should like to have your ozvii ideas 

 on these subjects. On some of these f'oints you have probably had e.vpe- 

 rienee tehich zeill be interesting and valuable to us. Xo matter what the 

 Bulletin says, if you have different opinions on any of these subjects, do 

 not hesitate to state them on tliis paper and give your reasons. (2) JVe 

 should like you to use this paper on ivhich to ask us questions. If there 

 are aiiy points ichicJi the Bulletin has not made clear or if there are any 

 problems in your farming, zi'hether on these subjects or others on zchich 

 yoU' flunk zee may be able to help you, zerite to us on this paper. 



The next Reading-Course Bulletins will be sent to those who 

 return to l's tliis discussion-paper, which will be an acknowledg- 



]\IENT OF THE RECEIPT OF THE Bl^LLETIN ( 2C. pOStagc). Tllis paper ZcUl 



not be returned to you, but zee shall look it over as carefully as zvc zvould 

 a persoiml letter and zerite to you if there are any points about zchich 

 correspondence is desirable. You may consider this Discussion-paper, 

 then, as a personal letter to us. It z<'ill be treated as such, and under no 

 circumstances zvill your remarks be made public. 



If you are not interested in this Reading-Course Bulletin, zve have 

 others on other subjects, and zee shall be glad to send any of thesv to you 

 on request. The titles of the si.v Series of the Reading-Course Bulletins 

 nozv available are: i. The Soil and the Plant. 2. Stock Feeding. 

 3. Orcharding. 4. Poultry. 5. Dairying. 6. Farm Buildings and 

 Yards. The Farmers IViz'es' Reading-Course, on domestic subjects, is 

 also sent to tliose zeho desire it. 



These Bulletins cannot be sent 'to' persons who reside outside 

 OF THE State of New York, as both courses are supported by a 

 State appropriation. 



Tills Bulletin on barns deals zeifh principles. It is important that 

 the reader grasp these principles and make them his ozen. Therefore, 

 this discussion may zvcll take the form of a quiz on the fourteen captions 



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