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frames are made up from 2-inch lumber, and take much less timber 

 than the old fashioned frame. The truss shown in Fig. 2 is very 

 strong, and is placed every 12 to 15 feet, the intervening space 

 being studded with 2 by 6 inch timbers, 20 or 24 inches on centers. 

 The Wing joist frame barn (Fig. 4) is also a strong, rigid structure; 

 many barns have been built on this plan in the north central States 

 and seem to be very satisfactory. 



One other question that will need to be settled before deciding on 

 the best type of barn for a given location and purpose is whether 

 hay and other fodder is to be stored over the cattle or not. Con- 

 siderable objection has been made to this practice in the last few 



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Fig. 2. — Truss to avoid interior posts in a storage barn. These are placed every 



12 or 14 feet. 



years, and it is probably true that ideal conditions can be more 

 easily maintained in a stable that is apart from the storage barn 

 or attached to it only at one end. On the other hand, it is more 

 expensive, and there is really no good reason why excellent condi- 

 tions for the production of even the highest grades of mUk cannot 

 be maintained in a stable, even if hay is stored above, provided, 

 that there is (1) a tight ceiUng; (2) a good ventilating system, one 

 that works; (3) a room outside the stable where hay can be thrown 

 down, so that hay is never thrown from the mow directly into the 

 stable, but is drawn in on trucks; (4) plenty of windows so that 

 light and air are admitted on both sides; and (5) that reasonable 

 sanitary conditions are maintained in the stable itself. 



