Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . h to meet thestorage require-ments. The haychutes and feedbins should beconvenientlyplaced and con-nected with thecow stable by suit-able carriers, con-voyed on overheadtracks. Silos.—Siloswill generally beneeded and may be connected with the cow stable through a portion of thestorage barn. This prevents the silage odor from permeating the stable andcontaminating the milk. It is usually considered best to have the storagestructure extend east and west. This permits the cow stable t
Successful farming : a ready reference on all phases of agriculture for farmers of the United States and Canada . h to meet thestorage require-ments. The haychutes and feedbins should beconvenientlyplaced and con-nected with thecow stable by suit-able carriers, con-voyed on overheadtracks. Silos.—Siloswill generally beneeded and may be connected with the cow stable through a portion of thestorage barn. This prevents the silage odor from permeating the stable andcontaminating the milk. It is usually considered best to have the storagestructure extend east and west. This permits the cow stable to extend northand south, thus admitting sunshine from both the east and west, enablingit to sweep across all the floor surface during the day. When there is oneextension it should connect near the center of the storage barn. Whenthere are two they should connect one at each end of the storage structure,thus leaving an open and protected court between the two cow Space and Arrangement.—The width of the cow si able shouldbe 36 feet and of sufficient length to accommodate the desired number of. Economical and Practical Manure .Shed. FARM BUILDINGS, FENCES, GATES 699 cows. The two rowsof cows face each otherwith a spacious feedalley between. Ma-nure alleys of requisitewidth are located be-tween the gutters andthe outside walls. Thewidth and depth ofmanure gutters, theform of feed troughsand the kind of stan-chions, together withmany other details,may be obtained frombulletins on this sub-ject. Stable Floors.—Floors that absorburine and are difficultto clean should beavoided in cow all floor materials within reach of the average dairymen, concretedurable, non-absorbent and can be disinfected \\
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