NEW DAIRY BARN AT THE KENTUCKY STATION. 



D. W. May. 



Kentucky Expnhnent Station. 



The new daiiy barn at the Kentuck}' Experiment Station is an adap- 

 tation of the Swi.s.s stA'le of architecture of deep, overhanging eaves 

 (PI. 11). The building consists of a main portion of two stories and a 

 l)asement, ()S ft. long b}" 37 ft. wide, two ells each 60 ft. long, and a 

 milk room 14 by ^2 ft. (fig. 8). 



The basement underlying the entire main portion of the barn has a 

 natural limestone bottom. This space is used for the heating plant, 

 the storage of ice, etc. The barn is lighted by electricit}-, and a motor 

 is to be installed for power. The first floor of the main portion con- 

 tains two offices, a dair^nnan's room, bathroom, and feed room. This 

 floor is ceiled throughout with hard pine, natural finish. The second 

 story is used for the storage of hay and grain feeds, the grain bins 

 being connected with the feed room below b}" chutes. 



The cow stable, in one of the wings, is 60 by 39 ft., with a loft above 

 for the storage of hay and bedding. The floor is cemented with 

 cement plaster extended on the walls to a height of 4 ft. all around. 

 The remainder of the walls and ceiling are finished in hard pine and 

 varnished. Stalls (PI. II) are fitted up to accommodate 30 cows. 

 These are constructed of gas pipe embedded in the cement floor, and 

 the upper spaces being fitted with 2-inch netting made of No. 9 wire. 

 The objects in view in the stall construction were to have as little 

 material as possible for necessary protection of the animals, and at the 

 same time to economize the available space. The animals are fed from 

 galvanized iron troughs 14 in. wide and extending across the front of 

 the stalls. A drop 1<S in. wide runs the length of the stalls in the rear. 

 The manure is handled with a Cherrj^ carrier running on an o^'erhead 

 track behind the stalls. It is taken directly to the fields and spread 

 at once or as soon as the ground may be traversed. The cows are tied 

 with a single rope. 



The second ell is 60 by 27 ft., with a clay floor, and is ceiled through- 

 out. It is divided into box stalls built of oak. Two are solid and 

 high, to be used for bulls or sick animals. The remainder are made 

 of oak palings 4 ft. high, fitted with stanchions for holding calves 

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