. Better dairy farming; the breeding, feeding, handling and care of dairy cattle. Cows; Feeds; Dairying. 166 BETTER DAIRY FARMING in feeding and causes no loss in cleaning. We show a suggested plan for utilizing the space with a double row of cows in a barn 34 feet wide. In a 36-foot barn a wider feed alley and a wider walk behind the cows will be available. 269. Build for essentials.—In building a barn one should put his money into essentials only. Sometimes a farmer puts unnec-. Interior of Modern Dairy Barn. Good Type Manger. essary money into a barn in a desire to have a good looking one,
. Better dairy farming; the breeding, feeding, handling and care of dairy cattle. Cows; Feeds; Dairying. 166 BETTER DAIRY FARMING in feeding and causes no loss in cleaning. We show a suggested plan for utilizing the space with a double row of cows in a barn 34 feet wide. In a 36-foot barn a wider feed alley and a wider walk behind the cows will be available. 269. Build for essentials.—In building a barn one should put his money into essentials only. Sometimes a farmer puts unnec-. Interior of Modern Dairy Barn. Good Type Manger. essary money into a barn in a desire to have a good looking one, perhaps a better one than his neighbors. The money should be spent for the things that make for labor-saving and for per- manence rather than for show. A barn will last as long as its roof and foundations. Paint adds to the appearance but its importance in adding to the life of the barn has been overemphasized. After the essentials of housing have been provided, any extra money the farmer may have should be invested in animals, not in showy equipment. A good cow pays a dividend. An unnecessarily ex- pensive barn means more outgo for taxes and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Savage, Elmer Seth, 1884-; Maynard, Leonard Amby, 1887-. Ithaca, N. Y. , Savage-Maynard
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