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BARN VENTILATION. 
I am building a basement barn, and will 
instal the King system of ventilation. I 
propose to put two inlet openings at each 
end of the barn, but it is a question where 
would be the best location for the outlets. 
Fig. 225 shows a plan of the basetnent 
ground floor, and I ask your opinion of 
the best location for the outlet pipes. Also 
if you would have any better suggestion 
for arrangement of inlet air would ap¬ 
preciate your advice. e. s. 
Pennsylvania. 
of the milk? Three miles to railroad is 
something of a drive if done once a day, 
besides the time spent on the road. If I 
were to try dairying, I should raise nearly 
all feed the cattle would consume, as it 
does not pay to buy all your feed at pre¬ 
vailing high prices. lie also says he can 
borrow. I would say be careful; a loan 
once made is a hard thing to get rid of, 
for there are so many things needed when 
you start, and also to maintain on a farm, 
that it is an exceeding hard matter to get 
a mortgage paid off. a. b. b. 
Bogota, N. .T. 
It would be well in installing the 
ventilation for the cow and horse stable 
in the basement barn to provide for two 
more intakes, as indicated by the arrows 
on his floor plan. The cross section of 
these intakes should be such that their 
total area should equal that of the out- 
take flue. Judging from the stalls rep¬ 
resented, he is providing for six or 
seven cows and three or four horses. 
This would require an out-take flue 
with a cross section of' about two feet 
inside measure; that is, 12 by 24 inches, 
or about 18 by 18. The best place for 
the ventilating flue is somewhere in the 
Contrary Notes.- —I seem to be a little in 
a contrary mood to-night, and would like to 
know why some people whose articles are 
in The It. N.-Y. of April 23 don't; do as 
I do. Prudence Primrose, page 503, gives 
two good ways to attach stamps to paper 
when inclosed in letter for a reply or other 
purpose. I use the stamps next the border 
of the sheet of stamps and leave a square 
of the “border" attached to the stamp. 
This stamp border is gummed along one 
edge, this is moistened and stuck to the 
letter sheet, and the stamp or stamps re¬ 
main attached to the border square, but 
entirely dry and loose from everything ex¬ 
cept attached to the border square just as 
when made. 
E. S. Brigham, page 505, says: “In 
Summer the yearling (heifer) may be turned 
into good pasture, but never turn her out 
until she is a yearling.” I have read this 
advice in various papers for years, but I 
know no good reason for following it. After 
BKIDGEWAY 
PLAN FOR BARN VENTILATION. Fig. 225. 
feeding entry, as represented at 1. If 
this would be in the way and the posi¬ 
tion marked 2 is in a box stall, a har¬ 
ness room or grain bin, this position 
would be suitable. If the position is 
at 2 the out-take would be .left open at 
the floor level on the two sides not 
marked with arrow. If the position chosen 
was 1, the out-take flue would be left 
open all around at the bottom to the i 
height of about a foot. If the flue is 
least in the way at 1 in the basement, 
and could rise directly up through the 
ridge without interfering with hay fork 
or other conveniences, this is the best 
place, as then the flue could rise straight 
through the roof. But almost any po¬ 
sition on one or the other side of the 
feeding entry may be chosen. 
If the horse stable is partitioned off 
from the feeding alley and the out-take 
flue is in the alley the partition at the 
floor level ought to be left open to a 
height of about a foot, so that air can 
flow along the floor into the feeding 
entry' to reach the out-take flue. This 
opening can be partly closed by means 
of a slat, say a six-inch board, nailed 
in the center of the opening, to keep 
hay from working through from the 
manger into the alleyway. Or, if this 
is not tight enough, the space can be 
covered with strong galvanized wire net¬ 
ting of % or V 2 -inch mesh; any pro¬ 
vision that allows free approach of the 
air to the out-take, along the floor. 
F. H. KING. 
“Back to the Land." —On page 474 
A. N. Y. wants to know about giving up 
his position and go to farming. My ad¬ 
vice would be to stay where he is until 
he has saved at least .$1,000, as he will 
need this to buy tools and seed, also for 
his living the first year; then, if he is 
handy with tools, ho can replace the build¬ 
ings according as he needs them, which 
would be cheaper than to contract for them. 
The only real hard proposition he has is 
the fact of the farm being too far from 
the nearest towns (eight miles). I would 
not locate more than three from market, 
for, if you have to depend on the railroads 
for transportation, a quantity of perish¬ 
able produce will be spoiled before it 
reaches its destination. Then, again, he 
mentions dairying. How is he to dispose 
milk grass is the first natural diet for the 
calf. Why not let the calves have grass? 
It, may interest C. H., page 505, and 
others to know that a half bushel or less 
of rutabagas fed to a hearty cow just 
after milking will not affect the flavor of 
her next mess of milk. By sowing a half 
pound of Cow-horn or Purple-top Strap-leaf 
irnip seed just ahead of the cultivator at 
he last cultivation of corn a good crop 
f turnips can lie raised three years out 
of five at no cost of preparing seed bed or 
cultivation of crop. 
New Jersey. g. g. gibbs. 
PAYS 
MORE MONEY' 
GIVES 
MORE SATISFACTION. 
NO STOCK CAN THRIVE IF PESTERED 
WITH LICE,TICKS,MITES, FLEAS, • 
SCAB,MANGE,AND OTHER SKIN 
DISEASES. 
TO CLEAN OUT THESE 
PARASITES, GUARD AGAINST 
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES, 
CLEANSE, PURIFY, AND 
DEODORIZE. USE 
Dip N21 vf^s 
BETTER THAN OTHERS.BECAUSE.IT IS 
STANDARDIZED, 
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A REAL NECESSITY ABOUT 
HORSES.CATTLE, SHEEP, SWINE, 
DOGS, GOATS AND POULTRY. 
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WRITE FOR FREE CIRCULARS. ASK FOR LEAFLET 
DESCRIBING A NEW CEMENT HOG WALLOWJF YOU | 
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T\department of animal 
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ON FISHER’S ISLAND. NEW YORK. IN THE 
SOUND, JUST OFF NEW LONDON, CONN. 
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