PAET III. THE STABLE. 



No two locations will require or even permit of the same treat- 

 ment as far as exposure, size, form, or building material is considered 

 in the erection of the cow barn and the remarks here presented are 

 intended to be merely suggestive of certain principles of construction. 



THE BARN A PERMANENCY. 



The barn once built is likely to remain a long time on the farm. 

 It will help to give character to the place, and may either have a 

 pleasing effect upon the landscape and be a constant source of com- 

 fort and pleasure to its owner, or it may be an unsatisfactory eyesore 

 quite out of harmony with its surroundings. It is as easy to build 

 the one as the other if some thought be given the matter at the right 

 time. The location mtust be studied, the surroundings noted, and 

 the plans made accordingly. Whatever plan of barn be adopted, 

 however, it should be placed with a view to convenience of access 

 and with reference to other buildings which may be needed and 

 built in the future. 



Further, care should be taken to so locate the building as to 

 permit of easy drainage. 



The first problem to present itself is to decide whether the feed 

 storage and the cattle shall be under one and the same roof, the 

 feed above, the cattle below, or in separate buildings in more or less 

 close proximity. After trying both plans and looking into many 

 examples of both methods the writer is led to the conclusion that 

 everything considered, ' the feed above, the cattle below ' plan is the 

 one to be recommended to the average dairy farmer. One condition, 

 however, must be observed : the upper floor must be well ceiled beneath 

 the joists. 



The advantages claimed for the separate building plan, greater 

 freedom from dust, more light, and easier ventilation, seem to be 

 fictitious when carefully gone into. The advantages claimed for the 

 1 under one roof ' plan, economy in building, easy accessibility to 

 feed, and lessening of labour bills are, on the other hand, stubborn 

 facts impossible of refutation. 



