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SUCCESSFUL FARMING 



other stock. The structure should be narrow, housing not more than two 

 rows of cows. The walls, floor and ceiling should be smooth and easily 

 cleaned. For this reason concrete floors that can be frequently washed are 

 preferred. Such floors do not absorb liquids, and if properly cleaned, 

 avoid the objectionable odors so common in stables with wooden or earth 

 floors. Milk is the most widely used uncooked food, and those producing 

 market milk need conditions approaching the ideal for cleanliness in order 

 to secure a high-grade product. Furthermore, the modern dairy cow is 

 bred and fed for efficiency in milk production. This often taxes her health 

 and shortens her life. It calls for the best sanitary surroundings to over- 

 come this drawback. 



Storage Capacity. — The storage portion of the barn should connect 

 with one end of the cow barn and should have posts of ample height to store 



a year's supply of 

 roughage and con- 

 centrates for the 

 dairy herd. It 

 should be moder- 

 ately narrow and 

 have sufficient 

 length to meet the 

 storage require- 

 ments. The hay 

 chutes and feed 

 bins should be 

 conveniently 

 placed and con- 

 nected with the 

 cow stable by suit- 

 able carriers, con- 

 voyed on overhead 

 tracks. 



Silos. — Silos 

 will generally be 

 needed and may be connected with the cow stable through a portion of the 

 storage barn. This prevents the silage odor from permeating the stable and 

 contaminating the milk. It is usually considered best to have the storage 

 structure extend east and west. This permits the cow stable to extend north 

 and south, thus admitting sunshine from both the east and west, enabling 

 it to sweep across all the floor surface during the day. When there is one 

 extension it should connect near the center of the storage barn. When 

 there are two they should connect one at each end of the storage structure, 

 thus leaving an open and protected court between the two cow stables. 

 Floor Space and Arrangement. — The width of the cow si able should 

 be 36 feet and of sufficient length to accommodate the desired number of 



Economical and Practical Manure .Shed. 



