Radford's practical barn plans : being a complete collection of practical, economical and common-sense plans of barns, out buildings and stock sheds . side and across one end. Allthe principal construction details arefully shown in the detail drawings. The house is built principally of two byfours as it is not very large and heaviertimber is unnecessary. The especial fea-tures are the filling of mineral wool in thepartitions for warmth and a slatted ceiling with straw overhead for ventilation with-out drafts and without letting in an unnec-essary amount of cold air. This style of building is s
Radford's practical barn plans : being a complete collection of practical, economical and common-sense plans of barns, out buildings and stock sheds . side and across one end. Allthe principal construction details arefully shown in the detail drawings. The house is built principally of two byfours as it is not very large and heaviertimber is unnecessary. The especial fea-tures are the filling of mineral wool in thepartitions for warmth and a slatted ceiling with straw overhead for ventilation with-out drafts and without letting in an unnec-essary amount of cold air. This style of building is somewhat ex-pensive but it is very satisfactory whenfinished. It is usually considered that anykind of an old shed will do for ducks. Inmost cases any kind of an old shed is madeto answer the purpose, but there is moneyin the better breeds and to get results itis necessarv to keep even ducks with someidea of comfort. Some of the improvedvarieties bring fancy prices for eggs andyoung breeding stock, but like other thor-oughbred animals fancy ducks need a lit-tle more attention than little old scrubsthat most of us were accustomed to. BARN PLANS 5. ii6 RADFORDS PRACTICAL Feed Lots for Beef Cattle--A184 Where cattle arc fed in large numbersit pays and pays well to fit up properly forthe business. In the corn belt, buyingthrifty young cattle and finishing themfor the market, is a splendid business inthe hands of men who understand how to
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