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any definite plan. On any particular day, it is easier to 

 do the chores as the buildings stand than it is to rearrange 

 them, hence they go on generation after generation. On 

 one of the most profitable dairy farms that the writer 

 knows, the milk house where the milk is strained is so far 



FIG. 102. The dairy barn on the farm given on page 537. Over 75 

 years old, but serviceable and economical. See Figure 103. 



from the cows that the total distance walked in milking 

 20 cows is over a mile a day. 



The problem on the vast majority of farms is not the 

 building of new houses and barns, but the rearrangement 

 of old ones so as to make the work easier. 



246. Rearrangement of buildings. Prices and other 

 agricultural conditions change so frequently that it is often 

 desirable to build on a plan that allows for possible changes 

 in the type of farming. In the Northeastern States, a 

 barn 34 or 36 feet wide is a desirable width. Such a barn 

 is wide enough for two lines of cows. It will make a good 



