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FARM BUILiDINGS 



riers is raised 6 inches above the floor level. Each pen receives 150 lbs. 

 of straw daily, and when the manure is i foot deep, another 100 lbs. of straw 

 is added. The bullocks receive their litter once, the cows twice a day, for 

 the second time at the evening milking. The writer states that with this 



Plan of stock buildings with open pens at " West View Farm ", Ohio. 



Chickens 



Cattle 



Feeding passage 



Box stall 



Silo 



P = Fattening Crates for 



W = Water 



E = Horse Stalls 



F ^ Ventilating Flue 



system of housing there is less nuisance from milk than otherwise, and the 

 animals are more comfortable. There is less labour for the men and the 

 animals are quieter. 



The 8 pens require 54 to 64 tons of straw for 6 months. The only 



