Profitable dairying; a manual for farmers, dairymen and students . the bad effects of breathing impure air. Withoutdoubt the alarming prevalence of tuberculosis a-mong dairy cattleis largely due to this- cause. Hence this neglected feature of barnconstruction is deemed worthy of detailed mention in this book. In a well ventilated bam the air is almost as pure and fresh andas free from bad odors as it is in the most sanitary home. The mostsuccessful and most widely used method of ventilation in this bamis known as the King system. It is so perfect in its operation, soinexpensive, and so easy to
Profitable dairying; a manual for farmers, dairymen and students . the bad effects of breathing impure air. Withoutdoubt the alarming prevalence of tuberculosis a-mong dairy cattleis largely due to this- cause. Hence this neglected feature of barnconstruction is deemed worthy of detailed mention in this book. In a well ventilated bam the air is almost as pure and fresh andas free from bad odors as it is in the most sanitary home. The mostsuccessful and most widely used method of ventilation in this bamis known as the King system. It is so perfect in its operation, soinexpensive, and so easy to install that no up-to-date dairy barnshould be built without this or a similar system of ventilation. , In this system air is taken in on the outside of the bam near the,ground, passes up through an air space in the walls made in the formof a wooden box, and is admitted into the barn near the ceiling. Thismethod of admitting the air prevents, draughts and forces the badair to the floor, where it is drawn out through ventilating flues that 49 PROFITABLE DAIRYING. Drawing showing two methods of drawing off the bad air from the dairy barn. In the figure atthe right the best method of admitting fresh air is shown.
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