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dust and obnoxious odors which are readily ab- 

 sorbed by milk is one of the difficult phases of this 

 business. The problem of affording sufficient pro- 

 tection, and at the same time giving cows enough 

 exercise and enough pure air to keep them in health- 

 ful condition, is a grave one. The closely built, 

 tightly closed dairy barns of the East and middle 

 West have undoubtedly been responsible for the 

 development and spread of tuberculosis in a large 



A MICHIGAN DAIRY BARN AND SILO 



number of valuable herds in that region. Ventila- 

 tion is a phase which has always received too little 

 attention at the hands of the farmer. 



A type of barn or shelter for dairy stock which 

 seems very satisfactory, not only in protecting the 

 animals and maintaining their health, but also in 

 reducing materially the amount of labor required 

 in caring for them, is found in a sort of covered 

 barnyard. This consists of a covered yard or room 

 where the cows are allowed to run loose in winter 

 and has only a few stalls in which the cows are 

 fastened while being milked. This suffices equally 

 as well where milking machines are used as where 



