Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . to both the yieldand quality of milk. Swine should not be kept in the main barn. If horsesand cows are stabled in the same structure, they should have separatecompartments. It will frequently be convenient to house the cows in thebasement and the horses on the floor above them. This is the usual 1 Courtesy of Wallaces Farmer, Des Moines, Iowa. FARM BUILDINGS, FENCES, GATES 697 arrangement in case of bank barns. Where all stock is on the same floor,cows should be in an extension to
Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . to both the yieldand quality of milk. Swine should not be kept in the main barn. If horsesand cows are stabled in the same structure, they should have separatecompartments. It will frequently be convenient to house the cows in thebasement and the horses on the floor above them. This is the usual 1 Courtesy of Wallaces Farmer, Des Moines, Iowa. FARM BUILDINGS, FENCES, GATES 697 arrangement in case of bank barns. Where all stock is on the same floor,cows should be in an extension to the main structure. This should be onlyone story in height with no storage above. Bank Barns.—The chief advantage in the bank barn is in the easewith which materials are stored by driving the loaded wagons onto the upperfloor. This obviates the necessity of hoisting materials to the heightnecessary in the other forms of barns. The ideal location for the bank barnis on a southern slope, thus facing the barn toward the south with exerciseyards also to the south. When so situated the more elevated land to the. Interior op Cow north brings the north wall of the stable below the surface, thus protectingthe stable from cold north winds. The chief objection to the basementbarn lies in its lack of light and thorough ventilation. This, however, maybe largely overcome by not setting the basement too low in the earth andby providing plenty of windows, especially in the east and west walls. Dairy Barns.—Great improvement has been made in the housing ofcows, and much attention is now given to the health of the animals and theproduction of clean milk, low in its content of bacteria. Best dairymendemand that the cow quarters shall be separated entirely from those of all 1 Courtesy of The Macmillan Company, N. Y. From Crops and Soil Management, by Agce. 698 SUCCESSFUL FARMING other stock. The structure should be narrow, housing not more than tworows of cows. The walls, floor and c
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