UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
Agricultural Experiment Station
BULLETIN NO. 143

ECONOMY OF THE ROUND
DAIRY BARN

By WILBER J. FRASER

URBANA, ILLINOIS, FEBRUARY, 1910

Summary of Bulletin No. 143

  1. [Round barns would be more generally built if their advantages were known and if the few which have been erected had been rightly constructed.]Page 1.
  2. [The round dairy barn offers greater convenience in storing, handling and distributing the feed.]Page 5.
  3. [In the circular construction, much greater strength is secured with less lumber.]Page 6.
  4. [The material for rectangular barns costs from 34 to 58 percent more than for round barns of the same area and capacity.]Page 7.
  5. [Round and rectangular barns compared.]Page 11.
  6. [Round and rectangular barns, including silos, compared.]Page 13.
  7. [Detailed account, with illustrations showing how the round barn at the University was built.]Page 17.
  8. [Itemized statement of cost of a 60-foot round barn.]Page 29.
  9. [Brief descriptions with illustrations and plans of several round dairy barns in actual use.]Page 31.
  10. [Conclusions. The advantages of the round dairy barn are convenience, strength and cheapness.]Page 44.

ECONOMY OF THE ROUND DAIRY BARN