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it will also remove the vapour which, 

 if allowed to remain, would condense 

 on the walls and ceilings. 



The intake and outlet flues should 

 be about the some in capacity that is, 

 provided the stable is tightly con- 

 structed. Because more or less air 

 is sure to enter around windows and 

 doors, the intakes may be slightly 

 smaller than the outlets. At the Ex- 

 perimental Farm, this system is in 

 operation in the main cattle bam in 

 which the milking herds are housed, 

 a bull barn, a barn for fattening cat- 

 tle, a horse stable and the piggery. 



Dimeiitiions of 1, 2, 3 and 4-Acre Lots 

 and fence required to enclose them. 



The main cattle barn 120 feet by 50 

 feet accommodates one hundred head. 

 It has three outlets for foul air each 

 2 feet by 4 feet, and nine inlets for 

 fresh air, each 3 feet by 10 Inches. 

 The fattening barn, 100 feet by 30 

 feet, which accommodates 50 head of 

 steers, has two outlets, each 2 feet 

 square, and three outlets each 3 feet 

 by 20 inches. The bull barn, 100 

 feet by 30 feet, has three outlets 

 about 3 feet square and three inlets 

 about 3 feet by 20 inches. The bull 

 barn outlets, although considered too 

 large, are stated to work satisfactor- 

 ily under average conditions. The 

 horse barn which accommodates 25 

 horses, has two outlets, each about 

 2 feet square and three inlets each 

 about 3 feet by 18 inches. In all 

 these stables the ventilation is good 

 under all conditions of weather. 



Dimensions ^Iv^en are exact, so that in buying 

 fence, sufficient ailoM^ance shouid be made to 

 cover fence talien up in vrrappinii around end and 

 corner posts. 



The Fence on the Farm. 



No matter how up to date the 

 buildings and how well bred the cat- 

 tle on the farm acres, there can be no 

 satisfactory execution :»f the work 

 unless the farm has good fences. 

 The old snake fence, the old stake 

 and rider fence, and the picturesque 

 stone fence have no place in modern 

 farming. The wire fence is the fence 

 of the modern age and its classifica- 

 tion should come under the head of 

 Farm Buildings. 



First class posts and the proper 

 stretching of the wire fence are two 

 prime factors in the building of such. 

 The best fence that can be made will 

 give poor service if not adequately 

 stretched upon sound, rigid posts. 

 It is a good thing to stretch fence un- 

 til it appears to be tight and then 

 stretch it again. 



The illustrations accompanying 

 this information will explain more 

 than words can do the method of 

 fence building. 



Figure 1. Shows an end wood post 

 properly anchored, and Figure 2, the 

 correct method of bracing. Figure 

 3 shows wood and wire braces, and 

 the other illustrations explain them- 

 selves. 



As the anchoring of the end posts 

 is very important the following in- 

 formation is in order: The anchors 

 may be made of any solid pieces of 

 wood, with a bearing equivalent of 

 two inches by six inches by twenty- 

 four inches long. The posts should 



