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blew. The next proposition was to have ventilation 

 readily controllable. To accomplish these ends all 

 parts of the stable had to be as nearly air-tight as 

 possible, except at the points from which ventilation 

 was to be secured. 



The barn is of the type known as basement i.e., 

 the cow stable extending under the entire structure. 

 The first, or basement, story is eight feet in the 

 clear. There are windows of ample size on every 

 side, so that the stable is better lighted than the 

 average living-room. It is sided up with surfaced 

 lumber, to secure an even surface for the first 

 covering. The surfaced side is placed inside for 

 whitewash. This course of boards is nailed to a 

 strip on the beam and sill, one inch inside of the 

 outer edge of the timbers, so that the next sheeting 

 comes flush with the outside. Good building paper 

 is put on the outside, and a second course of boards 

 covers the whole, carefully breaking the joints. 

 The outside course of boards is battened with freshly 

 painted strips, painted inside, put on while the paint 

 was still soft. This makes the joints air-tight all 

 the way around, and prevents the entrance of air 

 except at the ventilator made for the purpose. 



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The outside measurement of the width of the barn 

 is thirty-eight feet. This is the best width for a 

 stock barn. It allows about seven feet for a feeding- 

 alley next the side of the barn, the cows facing 

 the outward. It also allows about two feet for a 

 manger, four feet six inches for platform for cow, in 



