Foreword 



HIS book IS issued as a practical guide to him who is interested 

 in or should interest himself in the better building and better 

 - equipment of barns — particularly dairy barns. 



Ifltfflv^t It has been the privilege of the James Manufacturing Com- 

 ^ji pany to originate Sanitary dairy barn equipment ideas that 

 '^'11 make it easy to maintain the conditions of cleanliness in the 

 stable required by law; equipment that not only helps in keeping the barn 

 clean but eifects great savings of labor, time and feed, forces cows to give more 

 milk and prevents in many ways losses by accidents and disease. 



How this equipment accomplishes such results is told in this volume. 

 Whatever faults this book may have, I believe it has at least one merit — that 

 every word in it is true. I know that there has been no intentional exagger- 

 ation or misstatement in any way. The facts are plenty good enough. 



From the very beginning of this business, we have been called on by cus- 

 tomers and prospective customers for information and advice, not only regard- 

 ing the arrangement of the floor space, but also the design of the dairy barn 

 throughout. In order that we might serve our customers, we early established 

 a Barn Planning Department for the benefit of all who might be interested in 

 the building of good barns. This Department has rapidly grown from year 

 to year until it has now become a great clearing house of ideas relating to the 

 improvement of dairy and other farm buildings. 



As a part of this service we publish the following pages regarding dairy 

 barn construction; not with any thought that these pages cover the subject 

 comprehensively, but rather as a bird's-eye view of the general subject with 

 specific suggestions on the more important points. 



The subject matter and the drawings apply to the conditions in territory 

 where cows are housed over night and in cold or bad weather; but we are 

 also in position to advise as to barns in warmer climates. 



If you do not f nd in this book the information you desire regarding barn 

 construction, I hope you will feel perfectly free to write this Company or write 

 me personally and we shall be glad to do what we can to help you solve your 

 barn problems. 



Experienced members of our organization make frequent journeys to 

 various sections of the country. When letters asking for advice are received 

 by us, it is often possible to have one of these competent men call in person, 

 without expense to you, to help solve the barn questions that are troubling 

 you. We are glad to do this whenever possible. 



The business has now grown so large that I am no longer able to give 

 personal attention to every detail ; and if at any time you feel that you are not 

 getting the service you desire, or if there is anything not entirely pleasing to 



