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the citizens will do as well as you can desire. We have not had 

 the association meet in Springfield in its history. We have been 

 North two years and have been South two years, and at any rate 

 I believe we ought, if possible, go down to Springfield next year. 

 However, that is a matter for the directors to take up later on. 



QUESTION BOX. 



Q. No. 4. Will you give a general plan for a modern barn for 

 a small dairy of from twenty to forty cows? 



The Chairman: — That could be answered in a great many 

 ways but if anyone here has a practical bam, working with that 

 number or cows, it might be of interest to give us a brief outline. 



Mr. Carnpbell : — I would suggest that the gentleman take 

 up that matter with the authorities at Washington, D. C. Mr. 

 Lane told me yesterday that the Department of Agriculture will 

 send blue prints of a barn to anybody that asks for them. All 

 that is necessary is to write to the Department at Washington, 

 telling them what you would like, and they will send you a num- 

 ber of different blue prints and plans free of charge, and they 

 are glad to do it. It would be a nice thing for any dairymen 

 who are contemplating building a barn to take advantage of that. 



Mr. De Yarmond: — I would suggest that the gentleman 

 find out what we have here in our own state. I understand 

 there is in this state just completed a round barn, that is a model 

 barn, has been built for that purpose, to exhibit a model barn. 

 That is at Urbana. 



The Chairman : — Mr. Lee can you tell us about that barn ? 



Mr. Lee:— That barn has just been completed, the cattle 

 have not been put into it. I cannot give you any specifications 

 as to size, but it is a round barn with a silo in the center, with 

 storage room above, and the cattle in the basem.ent facing the 

 center with places fixed so that the cows can be fastened while 

 eating and afterwards left loose, no stalls. We simply have 

 a central place next to the manger where we can fasten them 

 while they are being fed and milked, after that they are to run 

 loose in this barn. 



Mr. De Yarmond: — You consider allowing them to run 

 loose an advantage? 



