Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 January 1919 — THIS BARN GIVES IMMENSE STORAGE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THIS BARN GIVES IMMENSE STORAGE

Ground Floor Will House 28 Cows and Six Horses. IS TWO STABLES IN ONE Bam of This Type Must Be Used Before Its Many Conveniences and Economies Can Be Thoroughly Appreciated. Mr. William A. Radford will answer questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building. Tor the readers of this paper. On account of his wide experience as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he Is, without doubt, the highest authority on all these subjects. Address all inquiries to William A. Radford, No. 1827 Prairie avenue, Chicago, lit, and only enclose three-cent stamp for reply. Better farm methods require better buildings, not necessarily expensive ones, but buildings that are well planned and properly adapted to the work for which they tire intended. A farm building should lie first a property saver, second a labor saver. Fann

economies can be thoroughly ap_preclated. In effect, it is two stpbles in one. The horse bam, ns should be the rule, iTshut off from the dairy stable by tight partitions and solid doors. Rpom is provided in the tremendous mow for the storage of sufficient forage to last through an ordinary winter season. Any surplus hay product, however, may be stored to excellent advantage in a hay shed. The plan for this barn may be modified, if desired, by creating more space for horses, or x by eliminating the horse barn feature entirely and making a dairy barn of the entire structure.

feed overhead. It leaves a clear space for the horse fork, which works freely from one end of the building to the other. Roofs like this are comparatively new. The first ones built were not strong enough to stand heavy winds, md. some of them blew down, but there has been no such trouble recently. If properly braced each side forms a truss and the two trusses meet together at the peak. There are hay chutes at the sides for putting down hay and bedding and there is a stairway for convenience in getting up and down. To help out at feeding time there should be a allage carrier to run from the allo down the different alleys to distribute the feed. If a fanner wants to know the number of miles traveled about the stable It Is only necessary to figure the number of trips and steps taken each feeding time, then multiply this by the number of feeds during the winter. If every dairyman would do this the location of some silos would be changed. The amount of travel will surprise those who have never thought about It. This is one reason for placing the silo at the side. The ipanure alley in the center is wide enough.so It Is not necessary to have a pile of manure outside of the stable. Manure is worth a great deal more when It Is drawn Immediately from the stable to the field. This bam looks well and it is a good practical barn. A barn of this type must be used before Its many conveniences and

buildings may be considered In a sense as a necessary expense, but on the other hand they should be considered in the light of an Investment. A farm barn is the fanner’s factpry. It is a building in which he converts raw 'materials into ' manufactured products. In a dairy stable he takes cheap feeds and manufactures, them into expensive cream and butteh In feeding stables and hogpens he manufactures high-priced breeding stock, ns well as good beef, mutton and pork out of cheap grain and cheaper roughage. It makes a great difference in the profits whether this barn factory is so constructed that the animals may be comfortable enough to make the best possible use of the feeds given them. Profits are also seriously affected by the labor problem. Barns and stables may be so arranged as to conserve labor or to waste labor. In selecting a plan the farmer himself must be the judge of he needs. The kind of farm building best adapted to one part of the country is not suitable for another. Two farms adjoining need different buildings, became the kind of farming differs with Individuals. One farmer makes a great mistake by blindly copying: what another farmer uses to advantage. Every building requires careful study to fit It into,environments of the farm and the peculiarities pf the man. In building, by all means secure the services of the best mechanics within reach. Their wages are a little higher, but they seldom spoil material, and the job. is almost always more satisfactory in the end. Judgment is necessary in buying materials; generally speaking, the best is the cheapest, but it often happens that a good second grade answers the purpose just as well, while effecting considerable saving in cash. Farmers may save a great deal by getting ready weeks, or months before building. Putting up even a small building runs into a .great deal of work. Often the time required is more than twice as much as the estimates. By having everything on the ground confusion, is avoided, as well as the unnecessary expense of getting things together In a great hurry, often at an inconvenient season. This cow barn is. 34 feet wide by SO feet long and will accommodate 28 cows. There is also space for several horses. The manure gutters and floor for cleaning is in the center, so that in this stable the cows face outward. This arrangement makes it easier to remove the manure and the plan is liked by some dairymen; , The balloon roof construction makes It possible to store a great deal of

Plan of Gambrel Roof Barn.