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ventilation. Such stables are a source of contamination, as. 

 disease of some kind or other is sure to break out. Other 

 stables are too small. 



The stable should be large enough so that there will be 

 1000 cubic feet of space for each and every animal housed 

 in the same. This calls for wider alleys and higher walls 

 than are generally found. The walls should be at least eight 

 feet high and are much better if they are ten. There should 

 be an abundance of sunshine. High walls with plenty of 

 large windows will furnish an abundance of light and sun- 

 shine. This is a point which must not be over- 

 looked. Sunshine and microbes or germs (which are 

 the cause of most diseases) are not found in the same 

 place. A few minutes exposure to sun will kill a great many 

 of the very worst disease producing germs. This being the 

 case the dairyman should take advantage of the same and 

 provide ample means for allowing sunshine in his stables. 



The question of ventilation is one which is sadly under- 

 estimated by most dairymen. Plenty of pure air should be 

 supplied. Each and every stable should be so arranged that 

 there will be means of supplying fresh air, also a means for 

 the escape of foul or impure air. In many good barns the 

 fresh air is supplied by means of a sub-earth duct. This is 

 so arranged that the air is brought underground for some 

 distance, thus has the chill removed in the winter months. 

 In the summer months the air is somewhat cooler, due to the 

 same process. Ventilation tubes should be arranged with 

 openings at both top and bottom of the walls. 



The walls should be thoroughly whitewashed once a year. 

 This will add much to the general appearance of the stables, 

 also to the health of the animals. Some disinfectants should 

 be added to the whitewash solution before it is put on the 

 walls. 



In some sections of the country bank barns are popular. 

 This is a barn so built that part of it is partially under ground 

 in a side hill. It affords many conveniences from a feeding 

 standpoint. It also furnishes a large amount of room under 

 one roof, which is no small item in these days of expensive 

 roofing materials. 



The objections to this plan of a barn are the difficulty of 

 securing proper light and good drainage. Where one end or 

 one side or an end and side of the stable is in a side hill 



