Building a Dairy Barn 



I HE proper and economical erection of a dairy barn requires 

 i^ u greater foresight and more careful planning than is usually 

 ^^^^^'^ ' given the subject. 



'■mM '^^^ dairy barn is your factory — your workshop — in use 

 S:-^^ almost daily throughout each year. 



If the barn is not built right — if it is not correctly planned — 

 it may result in losing money for you every day. A barn once built is not 

 easily moved or altered in size, shape or arrangement; hence the vital impor- 

 tance of making certain that the barn is correctly designed before it is built. 

 Mistakes in building have a very unpleasant habit of forcing themselves 

 upon a man's attention after it is too late to rectify them. The most thorough 

 investigation, study and thought before building is necessary to forestall errors 

 that would later prove extremely expensive. 



Wrong location of posts — inconvenient arrangement of feed bins and feed 

 rooms — incorrect arrangement of carrier tracking — or the wrong design of 

 framing may compel you to take nore steps, do more work, and pay out more 

 money for help each day throughout the life of the barn. 



A silo or a door in the wrong place — poor arrangement of equipment — 

 ventilating intakes or outtakes improperly installed — mistakes in size of stall 

 floors, gutters, passages and alleys — even these small items may be a source of 

 daily expense. 



A barn correctly designed and built is right in every little detail — it is a 

 constant money maker, because it will save time, labor and feed each day. 



It will add to the value of your farm, and get you a better price for it when 

 you want to sell, for the average farm buyer looks at the improvements first. 

 The farm with a convenient, practical barn will sell at a higher price than 

 another farm of equal fertility, with a more costly but inconvenient and poorly 

 arranged barn. 



The right plans will not only give you a better barn from the standpoint 

 of looks, from the standpoint of convenience in handling the daily chores, and 

 in comfort for the cows — but it need cost you no more than the same size barn 

 poorly designed and inconveniently arranged. 



A good stable also adds to the selling value of your cows because it shows 

 them off better, makes them healthier, finer looking, and better producers. 



If you intend to build a new barn or remodel an old one, you are, of course, 

 anxious to avoid the expensive mistakes of poor plans, carelessly and hastily 

 made. 



This can only be done by studying the entire matter carefully for yourself, 

 and getting all the suggestions and help you can from others who have had 

 wider experience in the planning of dairy buildings. 



