Plans of a Small Modern Dairy Barn 



It costs only $500 and it can be enlarged at any time 



By W. E. Fruddeii 



IF the dairy business is started with 

 only a few cows and it is expected to 

 increase the herd from year to year it 

 will pay to adopt the barn plans shown in 

 the illustration. If desired the barn may be 



of cinders which will aid in keeping it dry. 

 The construction is simple, but it is 

 carefully planned to give the proper amount 

 of air space and window sur ice for each 

 cow and to provide the mo: convenient 



MATERIAL LIST 

 2 Girders 18 ft. long by 4 by 6 in. 2 Girders 22 ft. long by 4 by 6 in. 



6 Posts 10 ft. long liy 6 in. square. 



The following pieces of 2 by 4-in. stock will be required : 



35 Pieces 12 ft. long 



25 Pieces 1 4 ft. long 



1200 Sq. ft. of 1 by 8-in. siding 



1400 Sq. ft. of sheathing 



14 Squares of roofing 



50 Pieces 16 ft. long 

 17 Pieces 10 ft. long 

 15 Windows 

 40 Barrels of cement 



Plans of a small modem dairy barn that can be enlarged as the herd grows and finished inside 

 whenever convenient. In a one-story structure hay may be stored in an adjoining shed 



left unfinished on the inside temporarily 

 and when the profits from the herd justif\- 

 tiie expense it may be boarded and ceiled 

 or plastered. The capacity of the l)ani 

 may be increased at any time. 



When makiiit; additions it must be re- 

 membered that there are certain standard 

 material lengths and the structure six mid be 

 planned in these lengths or their nuilliples 

 to avoid waste in the cutting of the stock. 

 Tliis applies only to the woodwork. The 

 concrete is laid on a well packed foundation 



arrangements for feeding and barn cleaning. 

 The estimated cost of the structure is 

 about S500 without the silo aiul the barn 

 and sl.ible equiinnent. It will cost Siooo 

 to build a two-story liarn of this size to 

 accommodate25 tonsof looseha\' in addition 

 to the stock; but the hay can be stored 

 \ery niceh- in a shed at the end of the barn 

 at a cost of §125. Where economy is an 

 imjjortant factor, the one-story barn meets 

 every retiuirement without sacrificing any 

 of the features essential to cow comfort. 



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