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The Equipment of Dairy Barns 



By William Louden 



The growth of the dairy industry in this country 

 during the last few years has been unprecedented. This 

 growth marks an epoch in our history— the passing of the 

 period of exploitation and the beginning of the policy of 

 conservation. In all new countries, with cheap land and 

 a virgin soil, dairying is more or less neglected, but as the 

 price of land advances and its fertility decreases, dairying 

 has to be taken up to save the soil and make farming 



profitable. r -i- • 



As the dairy business increases, better tacihties are 

 needed to keep pace with its development and to meet 

 its requirements. This is particularly true of Dairy Barn 

 Equipments. Milk production is the foundation of the 

 dairy business, and anything that will add to milk produc- 

 tion or make it more economical or profitable is important 

 and should receive the most careful consideration. 



It is well known that the cow is a sensitive animal, and 



that she will respond readily and liberally to comfortable surroundings and to kind 

 treatment. She has the power of withholding her milk, and will divert her energies 

 from its production to the protection of herself against uncomfortable or unsanitary 

 conditions This fact is known by all who have given attention to the subject In 

 nurnerous instances milk production has been increased from 30 to 40 per cent by 

 making the cow more comfortable and giving her more sanitary surroundings. 



This fact is further attested by the great increase and growing popularity of modern 

 dairy barn equipments. The old style wooden stalls and stanchions, which were little 

 aairy Ddrn cq y ^^^^^^ ^^^^ ancient inquisition stocks, with their 



flagrantly insanitary features added to that of posi- 

 tive cruelty— seriously curtailing milk production, 

 as well as injuring the cows and making the work 

 harder— have been condemned, and are being rap- 

 idly discarded. It makes no difference how large 

 or how small the herd, whether it consists of two 

 or a hundred cows — whether the owner is an exclu- 

 sive dairyman or a general farmer — he cannot 

 afford to use this old style, out-of-date equipment. 

 in making the change from the old to the iiew, 

 or in selecting a new equipment for the first time, 

 the question arises as to the kind of equiprnent 

 to use, and the purchaser is sometimes puzzled in making a choice. One of the 

 objects of this catalog is to assist in making a wise selection. Of course, the primary 

 object is to point out the superior qualities of the Louden goods, but. m addition to 

 this we desire to furnish the information necessary to enable the purchaser to get what 



will best suit his needs. , .,, 



Above everything else we desire satisfied customers— custorners who will not 

 only be satisfied for the time being while the novelty of the thing is fresh but who will 

 continue to be satisfied as the years go by— the customers who will always be glad 

 to speak a good word. These are the kind of customers required to build up and 

 maintain a permanent business. 



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