FARM BUILDINGS 



present structure: put in a new ceiling and inside 

 walls of matched floor boards; provide plenty 

 of light and ventilation (700 cubic feet of air 

 space for each animal) by arranging the win- 

 dow sash to open in, and building a cupola in 

 the roof with an air-shaft extending down to 

 within a foot of the floor, and arranged so 

 that it may be closed or opened at will; pur- 

 chase modern swing stanchions and galvanized 

 iron pipe stall partitions, and if -a new floor 

 Is necessary put in a concrete one. Reroof 

 with asbestos shingles or some other fire-proof 

 material, and set the building on stone or 

 concrete foundations. To get as much sun 

 as possible the stable should extend north and 

 south. For regrouping, it should be borne in 

 mind that the cow and horse stables should have 

 exits opening Into a barnyard, where there is 

 a manure pit. If such a yard has a northern 

 and western exposure, a shed may be built on 

 the north side for cattle to run under In windy 

 and stormy weather. 



On the other side of the hay barn, in an 

 equal space, ridge-roofed building, should be the 



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