Barn No. 2
Built 1897.
Diameter, 80 feet.
Capacity, 75 cows in 2 rows, tails together, 51 head in outer circle, 24 head in inner circle.
Fig. 27. Interior of Barn No. 2, showing two rows of stanchions and drive behind cows which is used in cleaning barn; Silo on right.
Cost, $1800.
Studs, 2 × 6s, placed 21⁄2 feet on center.
Supports, two 2 × 6s in each stanchion.
Joists, main span 3 × 12s, 20 feet long, placed 14 inches on center. Short spans over feed alleys, 2 × 10s.
Plate, 1 × 10-inch boards sprung around near top of studs.
Roof supports, 6 × 6s placed 12 feet apart. Purline plate rests on these posts and consists of 1 × 8s sprung to the circle.
Siding, 8-inch, put on horizontally, first story ceiled inside.
To clean out, a wagon is driven around between the two rows of cows.
The chief objection to this barn is insufficient light in the cow stable.
This barn and No. 3 are approximately the same in construction, and are more substantially built than barns No. 4 and 5.
Fig. 28. Arrangement of cow stable in Barn No. 2; Two rows of cows tailed together. The barn is cleaned by driving around behind the cows.
Fig. 29. Barn No. 3. 80 feet in diameter.