K THE ROUND D-UKY 



ADVANTAGES OF THE ROUND BARN 



The points of superiority that the round dairy barn shows over the rec- 

 tangular form are convenience, strength, and cheapness. 



ROUND BARN MOST CONVENIENT 



Considering that the barn on a dairy farm is used twice every 

 day in the year, and that for six months each year the cows oc- 

 cupy it almost continuously, and that during this time a large 

 amount of the labor of the farm is done inside the barn, it is evi- 

 dent that the question of its convenience is a vital one. The 





FIG. 3. INTERIOR OF BARN, SECOND FLOOR, SHOWING sii/o AND LOCATION 



OF ENSILAGE CUTTER. (TEAM UNHITCHED TO SHOW CUTTER.) 



amount of time and strength wasted in useless labor in poorly ar- 

 ranged buildings is appalling. People do not stop to consider the 

 saving in a year or a lifetime by having the barn so conveniently 

 arranged that there is a saving of only a few seconds on each task 

 that has to be done two or three times every day. 



The round barn has a special advantage in the work of distrib- 

 uting silage to the cows. The feeding commences at the chute 

 where it is thrown down, and is continued around the circle, end- 

 ing with the silage cart at the chute again, ready for the next feed- 

 ing. The same thing is true in feeding hay and grain. 



