ECONOMY OF THE ROUND DAIRY BARN 31 



having the carpenters make these plainer and leave the windows 

 out of them. 



Anyone wishing to build a round barn can get local bids on 

 the lumber bill, and determine approximately the cost in his local- 

 ity. This will vary with both the location and the year. 



OTHER ROUND DAIRY BARNS 

 BARN No. 2 



Built 1897. 

 Diameter, 80 feet. 



Capacity, 75 cows in 2 rows, tails together, 51 head in outer 

 circle, 24 head in inner circle. 



FIG. 27. INTERIOR OF BARN NO. 2, SHOWING TWO ROWS OF STANCHIONS AND 

 DRIVF, BEHIND COWS WHICH IS USED IN CLEANING BARN; SlI,O ON RIGHT. 



Cost, $1800. 



Studs, 2x6s, placed 2^2 feet on center. 

 Supports, two 2x6s in each stanchion. 



Joists, main span 3x1 2s, 20 feet long, placed 14 inches on cen- 

 ter. Short spans over feed alleys, 2x1 os. 



Plate, ixioinch boards sprung around near top of studs. 



