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opened by means of rods operated from the floor to provide ventilation. Tliese 

 windows also admit a large amount of light. Large doors are placed in the eah't and 

 west ends of the structure, and a team can be driven through in front of the rows of 

 stanchions from one end of the barn to the other. On the north side of this structure 

 are the east and west wings, which fill in the space between the cow barn and two 

 sides of the octagon. Tlie west wing has a lower floor than the main building and 

 is used mainly for the storage of sawdust, whicii is used for bedding. At its west 

 end stands tlie manure spreader into which the dung and soiled bedding can be 

 dumped through a door beliind it, opening directly from the cattle barn. The east 

 wing is the only part of the structure which has a cellar underneath it. This room 

 is provided with a strong plank floor, and has been used, in the absence of other 

 shelter, for a small flock of sheep, and some of the time for calves and yearlings, 

 and for storage of straw. The cellar is for the storage of roots. It has two 



sc«LE..rui EAST ELEVATION 



Fk;. !.— Rhode Island Station dairy barn— east elevation. 



entrances, one at the east end of the building, and one inside near the center of the 

 cattle barn, 1)oth l)eing provided with suitable stairways. The cellar is thoroughly 

 underdrained and has a concrete floor." 



Figures 3 and 4 give the ground plan and general appearance of this barn. 



STATISTICS— MISCELLANEOUS. 



Fourteenth Annual Report of Kansas Station, 1901 {Kansas Sfa. Rpi. 1901, 

 pp. A'A'//).— This gives tlu- organization list of tiie station, a flnancial statement for 

 the fiscal year ended June 30, 1901, a review of the work of the different depart- 

 ments during the year, and a subject list of station publications. 



Annual Report of New Jersey Stations, 1900 (Xt'ir .Jn:-<ei/ Stas. Rpt. 1900, pp. 

 XVII + .57-') .—This includes the organization lists of the stations; a financial state- 



