CHAPTER XVIII 



THE DAIRY BARN 



THERE is in agriculture, as in all other kinds of 

 business, an indispensable adjunct. That requisite 

 is a man. That wanting, all other conditions, no 

 matter how favorable, will bring no success. The 

 man must be one who follows his business because 

 he likes it. If dollars and cents alone be the motive 

 in making the selection, it is not likely to be many 

 years before he decides that some other business is 

 better adapted to his tastes and purposes. Assuming 

 that the first motive has induced the man to select 

 dairying as his business, and that he has entered it 

 with the determination to win success for himself 

 and happiness for his family, his first thought will 

 be to surround himself with the conditions which 

 make success and happiness possible. 



One of the first requisites for succesful dairying 

 is a barn adapted to the purpose. Three elements 

 deserve prime consideration : light, warmth, and 

 ventilation. The idea of ventilating by a long air- 

 shaft, such as is often found in barns, should be 

 abandoned. The writer's barn, which has been 

 largely patterned after, has been used for ten 

 years, and if he were to build another no material 

 changes would be made in its plan. The first 

 problem was to have ventilation but to eliminate 

 draft, no matter from what direction the wind 



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