Combination Horse and Dairy Barn Provides Most Economical Housing I KNOW YOUR COWS, URGES DAIRYMAN I Co-operation In selling dairy prod ucts, when properly developed and managed will aid the dairy Industry and will Increase Its retu rn s, but effi cient production o t milk Is th e most Im portant facto r In successful dairy ing. "Efficient production Is still w ithin th e control of the Individual dulry- tnun,” says John A. Arey, dairy ex tension specialist at th e North Caro lina S tate college, “T his factor Is not dependent on group action. It all the dairymen knew exactly w hat It was costing them to produce milk, the dan ger of overproduction would be g re a t ly reduced. T here would be no su r plus at any of o u r large milk m ar kets If the u n p ro fita b le cows were slaughtered.” Mr. Arey states th a t the benefits o t a cow-testing association In show ing which cows ure profitable and which are unprofitable cannot be overestim ated. He states th a t a strik ing exumple o t this was seen In the case of a Virginia dairym an who was milking 30 cows and found th a t he was not m aking money. As a result of cow-testing work, the herd was di vided Into two groups of 18 cows each. The results of the testing show'ed th at one group of 18 cows was returning a profit while the oth er 18 anim als were not paying for the feed con sumed. A fu rth er study of the records showed th a t these 18 unprofitable cows produced 71,<1410 pounds of milk for a city which alreuily hud an over supply of m arket milk and the price of milk produced by the 18 profitable cows wus thus depressed by the poor producers. The problem of the dulryman was then simple, but he did not know ubout It until the records m ade It clear, states Mr. Arey. The remedy was not merely to put In more efficient methods of m arketing but also to dispose of the 18 unprofit able cows. Mr. Arey states th at a large number of dairymen could get much more profit from th eir herds If they had ac cu rate records such as are kept by cow-testing associations. Dried-Apple Pomace for Milk Cows Meets Favor T here are many people Interested In feeding apple pomace to stock and •onto results secured by the Vlrglnlu experim ent station will he of Interest. The people at th at station compared dried apple pomace with dried beet pulp and with corn silage In ratlous fo r milk cows. They came to the following conclusions: (1) The resu lts o f this trial In milk production check closely with the con clusion th at the values of these feeds ere approxim ately In proportion to th eir total digestible nutrients, th at one ton of dried beet pulp Is about equal to four tons of corn silage and th at one ton of dried apple pomace la about equal to three tons of corn silage. (2) The milk flow produced by both th e beet pulp and apple pomace groups Indicates th at these two feeds a re valuable feeds for cows produc ing large quan tities of milk and ex perience In this trial showed also th a t apple pomace wns highly relished by the cows and should be considered as an Im portant appetizer In dairy cow rations. (3) The experim ental resu lts place th e value of dried apple pomace a t 7.1 p er cent th at of dried beet pulp, but Indicate also th at the present price of dried beet pulp la fa r too high In com parison with silage. Plan Tank Heaters for Cows in Winter Season In making plans for the approaching w inter season, figure on a method of w arm ing the w ater for the cows during th e cold w eather. Ju st lmnglne how It would seem If you had to get up on a w in ter morning and s ta rt the day's work with cold bread and b u tter and a glasa of Ice w ater. It Is hardly required th a t the cow have anything resem bling th e hot coffee and the steam ing flap Jacks th at are on your own table, but It la not too much th a t she be supplied with drinking w ater with the chill tnken off. Many a cow has to stick her nose down through Ice crystals or even has to b reak a thin sheet of Ice on top of the tan k , In which case she probably d rin k s ju st as little as she can get along with, and even then she ahlvers fo r a couple of hours on account of th e cold drink. T here Is no more certain method of Increasing milk pro duction and m aintaining good health In the herd than by supplying drink Ing w ater with the chill taken off by m eans of tom e kind of a tank heater. Using Drinking Cups D airym en are using drinking cups m ore and more every year, because It pays them to do so. The man who m ilks but a few cows may not be able to te e his way clear to fit up his barn w ith these modern conveniences, but be can at least keep his w ater tank In a sheltered place In the barnyard and m aintain the w ater at the pro|>er tem p eratu re. Ice In a «lock lank, an,I es|M*clally In one from which dairy cow s must driuk, is an expensive proposition. OUR COMIC SECTION Our Pet Peeve fH JÓ H W A y W E N 1HATWILV\ /THEY >JRE ' HAKE BM SIT OP ArtP TAKENÖTKE NEW shoes ARE 600 D looking TAN SHOfS N E X íf \ V 'CopyHrht. W.M.Ü., No Hero to His Wife THE FEATHERHEADS By W. A. RADFORD M r. W i llia m A. R a d fo r d w i ll a n s w e r q u ea tlo n a an d g iv e a d v ic e F R E E O F C O S T on a ll p ro b le m s p e r t a in in g to th e s u b je c t o f b u ild in g w o r k on th e fa r m , fo r th e re a d e rs o f th is p a p e r. On a c c o u n t o f his w id e e x p e rie n c e as e d ito r, a u th o r an d m a n u fa c tu r e r , he Is, w i t h o u t d o u b t, th e h ig h e s t a u t h o r it y on th e R ubject. A ddress a ll In q u ir ie s to W i l lia m A. R a d fo rd , No. 1827 P r a i r ie a v e nue, C h ic a g o , 111., a n d o n ly In clo s e t w o -c e n t s ta m p f u r r e p ly . Also th a t there Is an overhead c ar F or the farm th at hits a few head of rier track for transporting the feed work stock and a small bunch of dairy and enslluge from the feed room th at cows the combination barn, such as connects the silo w ith the barn. This shown In the Illustration, makes a val ca rrie r also m akes the rem oval of Ut uable unit of the farm building group. te r an easy Job. For, by housing the horses and the The silo Is ten feet in diam eter and cows under the sam e roof the labor of Is constructed of hollow clay tile, es caring for them Is all perform ed in pecially designed for silo walls. The the sam e building. tile Is hollow, which m akes a wall The barn shown In the illustration filled w ith deud air spaces, which act Is rath er small, being only 44) feet long as Insulation against the col<l of win and 34 feet wide. Still, th ere Is stall te r and prevent freezing of the silage. room for six horses and eight cows. Such a silo holds the succulent feed The two stables are separated by a th a t helps to keep up the milk flow driveway, or feed alley through the during th e w inter. building, which gives ready access to The barn Is of fram e construction, the mow floor w here Is stored the set on a concrete foundation. Win roughage the anim als need. dows on both sides of the barn and It will be seen by the floor plan along the ends supply plenty of light th a t the m angers of both the horse and ventilation, both of jvhlch keep und cow stalls face the feed alley. the cows and horses healthy. Give Careful Thought What You May W ant to to Woodwork Finish Know About Building T he prepared plastic compounds for in terio r finish on w alls and ceilings, are recommended when prepared by com petent m anufacturers. These pos sess certain advantages principally In respect to texture and color. The ef fects obtained from the use of these m aterials are subject to considerations of go od taste. W here a fine effect Is obtained. It Is not a fad. An unlim ited reproduction of a stock design would naturally cheapen the de sign, no m atter how fine the stock de sign might he. On th e other hand, a fine design may be repeated extensive ly w ithout esseutlul cheapening. Vari ations In color tend to overcome simi larity. No doubt the g reatest Individu ality Is possible only with plans espe cially prepared for the building of a single house. To the small home build er with limited funds the avallahlllty of good stock plans under the control of architects Is of advantage. The minimum height of ceilings Is usually determ ined by building ordi nances. Economy has some effect. Rooms w ith lowered ceilings cost less to heat, all oth er things being equal. W here there are no considerations to he met excepting those of fluest de sign, the height of celling la propor tioned to the room and the ch aracter of Its use, the style of Ita architecture. In small houses celling heights for the flrat story of 8 feet tl Inches and for the second story of 8 feet, do very well. Do not combine the flue o t a fire place with th at of a furnace, unless the flue la made unusually large. When a fire la going Iti one of the units hut not In the other cold a ir draw n Into the flue front the unoperated u u ltw ill cool the flue, check the draft. In any decorative scheme, don't for get to consider the color of the wood work. W hen the wood used for win dow o r door trim Is oak, cypress, m a ple or birch or any wood with a beautiful grain, a w aterproof vnrnlah will give lu ster end bring out the grain. Woods vary in shade from light to dark brown or red. The color scheme of the room should be kept in sim ilar tones or warm colors. Con trastin g colors can then he used in some of the furnishings to give the room anim ation. Light woodwork Is very fashionable. And th ere a re excellent varnish stains and enam els on the m arket th at will give Just the shade or tin t In the wood work th a t th e color scheme of the room demands. V arnish stains color the wood and let the grain show through. Enam els give a solid coat of color th a t Is rich and satiny In its texture. The range of colors Is wide and m anufacturers give explicit direc tions for securing any tin t or shade desired. O f course, the most satisfac tory finishes are absolutely w aterproof and can be w ashed w ithout injury to gloss or color. 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