BARNS FOR WISCONSIN DAIRY FARMS 



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desired on the wall, a flat spade should be worked up and 

 down the sides working to the outside some of the finer 

 materials while the larger materials are pushed back. 



A form for building a concrete wall requires good bracing 

 and judicious spacing of braces. Figure 19 shows the detail 

 construction of a form for building from a three to a nine foot 

 concrete wall. 



In continuing the placing of new concrete on a previous 

 day's work the old concrete should be thoroughly wet first 

 and then sprinkled with fresh cement and the first concrete 

 placed should consist of finer materials thoroughly tamped 

 so that a good bond will be secured between the old and the 



PLAN NO. 1 GENERAL PURPOSE BARN 



new concrete. It is advisable to keep concrete covered during 

 hot weather and to keep it well sprinkled for three or four 

 days. 



AVAILABLE FARM BARN PLANS 



Detailed drawings and bills of material for the following 

 barns may be secured from the Department of Agricultural 

 Engineering of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 

 accordance with the following schedule : 



Plan No. 1 General Purpose Barn. This general pur- 

 pose barn is 36 feet wide and 84 feet long and in planned to 

 accommodate 22 head of cattle and six horses. It also con- 

 tains a calf pen, a bull pen and two box stalls. The cows face 

 in and the silo is placed at the end of the central feedingalley. 

 The horse barn is separated from the cow barn by sliding 

 doors. The barn loft is divided into six bents of 14 feet each. 

 Hay is elevated into the barn from the outside and feed bins 

 are provided on the second floor. The feed room and silage 

 roonVare combined. A root cellar is provided just below the 



