104 SECOND THOUSAND QUESTIONS IN AGRICULTURE 



although some do for 12 or more months. The former goat would prob- 

 ably give 2^ to 3 l /z quarts a day at three weeks after kidding. One that 

 will give more is especially desirable. That can not be unless the 

 animals are fairly well-bred and cared for properly. Some do give 

 more than that amount but not many give more than 4 to 5 quarts daily 

 at any time. Does should be two years old before kidding. Fairly well- 

 bred to pure-bred doe kids at weaning time (four to five months) are 

 priced at from $10 to $50 or more. At a year old they will be worth 

 from $25 to $75, depending upon their development. At 20 to 24 months 

 of age and in kid by pure-bred registered bucks, they bring $35 to $100, 

 depending upon their individuality. There is usually a ready market, 

 as goat milk is especially recommended by many doctors for invalids 

 and babies in particular. Fifteen cents a quart is considered the minimum 

 by most raisers, although it often sells for 20 cents or more. 



Small Cow-Barn. 



State the best arrangement, the necessary floor space, and the cost 

 of materials for a cow barn for 15 cows nothing fancy, but substantial 

 and clean. 



A milking shed for 15 cows, built either at right angles to the barn 

 where the feed is stored or at the end of same, should be about 20 feet 

 wide and from 50 to 57 feet 6 inches long, according to the space allowed 

 for each cow. This space is usually from 3 feet to 3 feet 6 inches. Where 

 the cows are only to be kept in the barn while fed and milked the space 

 for each cow is generally only 3 feet. Allowing only the latter space, 

 45 feet for the cows and a gangway 5 feet wide at the end where 

 the shed connects with feed barn would be sufficient. There should 

 be concrete floor arranged as follows : feed alley and manger from 

 outside wall to stanchions 8 feet ; floor stanchion to gutter, 5 feet, with 

 one inch fall to gutter ; gutter 18 inches wide ; passage way from gutter 

 to outside wall 5 feet 6 inches. There should be about ten 2x3 feet 

 windows in the barn. Another plan would be to build the shed for 16 

 cows with two rows of cows and a feed alley 10 feet wide between the 

 rows. This milking shed would be about 29 feet by 34 feet and could 

 be extended if the herd increased in number. The cost of the concrete 

 floor and foundation would be about $200.00. The cost of lumber and 

 building can best be estimated by a carpenter who knows the price of 

 lumber on the ground. F. W. Andreasen, Sec'y State Dairy Bureau. 



Dairy Barn Construction. 



I am planning to build a milking barn, and desire advice as to the 

 following dimensions: Back wall 8 feet high, walk or drireway 4 feet, 

 gutter 16 inches, being 4 inches deep on back side and 6 inches deep in 

 front, platform 4 feet 8 inches, curb for stanchion support 5 inches 

 thick and 8 inches high, manger 6 inches deep and 2]/ 2 feet wide, 

 sloping from feed alley to bottom of curb, and a feed alley 8 feet 6 

 inches, having slightly curving surface toward the mangers. How much 



