The ground floor is planned to accommodate 40 cows, 4 calf pens, a cow pen, and a bull pen. The cows face in, with a
broad feed alley down the center.
Ground floor height is 8 ft. 6 in. The entire ground floor and foundation walls are of concrete. Foundation walls extend to the level of window sills. The construction is a plank frame with a trussed roof, as illustrated on page 148. The exterior walls of ground floor are covered with horizontal drop siding and vertical siding is used above mow floor.
This is a beautiful as well as a practical, modern milk factory. It is well lighted, well ventilated, has ample storage capacity, and a business end in which the largest amount of work can be handled with a minimum of effort. It is a type of barn that can be built and STAR Equipped complete at reasonable cost.
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