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VOL. LIX.
INDIANAPOLIS, JULY 16, 1904.
NO 29.
A 8150 BARN.
The plans of barn shown on this pag.
is taken from designs given in bulletin 120
of the National Department of Agriculture. It is substantial though not expensive, and intended for farmers of
small capital and for beginners. The
barn as shown by the ground plan, the
end and center bents, and is 37 by 34
feet, and the hight is 12 feet at the eaves
and 29\_ feet at the peak. The lot is
supported by sixteen 8 by 8 posts, and the
roof is supported by eight 6 by 6 purline
posts. The first floor gives four horse
stalls and three double cow stalls, and
with a shed with side open and intended
to open into a small yard which affords
additional room for stock. Down the center is a clear space 12 feet wide by 37
feet long to give room for vehicles, farm
implements and forage at the rear.end.
The loft is large enough for 20 to 25 tons
of hay. The granary shown is 1\_ by 8%
feet. The cost of the Ibarn is based upon
$12 per thousand feet of lumber, to include flooring of loft, granary, and double
stalls, passage way, etc. It will be
seen that the high collar beams will admit
of a hay fork. Light and air can be admitted in the loft by windows in the
gable ends. Interior changes could be
made to suit various persons . nd uses .ofl
the barn.
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Inoculation  of   the   Soli   for   Alfalfa.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
Regarding the inoculation of the
ground for alfalfa, I have this to say: I
plowed four acres this spring, the first of
May I sowed one bushel of alfalfa, seed
on it, and never had a better catch of any
kind of seed or grain than I have of
alfalfa without any inoculation. It has
grown so well that I turned 90 ewes and
that many Iambs on it to clip it down,
and left them but a few days and it is
doing fine since I took them off. I don't
recommend pasturing it the first season,
but have quit farming, and have no mowing machine. I think it ought to be clipped. W. K. R.
Kendallville.
—This confirms our experience but the
Inoculationists would say that either your
ground already contained the germs or
they were on the seed. They are probably right—Eds.
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Floor plan of $450 barn.     The location of the fon r bents are  Indicated by the large square posts.
YeUow Clover.
Editors Indiana Farmer:
I wrote to you in '92 concerning a small
yellow clover I found blooming among
the common wild white clover, only smaller. Now I find a yellow clover blooming
in my Alsike clover; it is about the same
height but smaller in leaf and blossom. I
find it 24 to 36 inches high. Will you
kindly let me know something of its
worth as to hay and forage, and if I could
get seed of it would it be as good as alsike for hay and pasture. I think Alsike
is hardier than the common red clover and
better for hay or pasture.   Will you kind
ly answer through the Farmer as I have
had several subscribers to ask for this
information.
Cicero. J. J.
It is known as Yellow clover, or Hop
clover; this latter name toeing given it on
account of the resemblence of its blossom
in shape of those of hops. Though cattle
and sheep will eat it, it is not considered
of much value as compared with red clover and alfalfa. It is an annual and can
easily be killed out. Better get rid of it
and put the ground in alfalfa, or alsike
if you prefer it.
Dowager Queen Margherita of Italy has
a lace handkerchief worth $10,000.
Consolidate the Schools.
lst Premium.—The improvement of our
schools is a subject that has been studied
from every point by tue American people
ever since our forefathers made their
first settlement, and as time passes the
improvement is coming nearer and nearer
to the perfection point.
My idea is to imitate the building and
management of the city or town schools.
One way tliis can be done is to have the
consolidated school system, instead of the
old-time district schools.
A building large enough to accommodate all the pupils of any average township could be built for less money thau
it would take to build a small house in
each district. The expense of teachers,
fuel and other necessary items, would
be less, and the expense of keeping tne
buildings in repair, would not be so great.
Taking these and several other things
in consideration, there would b. a great
saving in the expenditure of our school
fund, and this is ono of the points we
should  be  on the  lookout  for. If  we
can manage the school fund with more
economy, it will replenish the treasury,
thus insuring longer terms of school. One
of the principal objections found against
the school management by country citizens is that the terms of school are too
short.
Where the consolidated school system i_
used, it is necessary to hire a hack driver
for the accommodation of the pupils who
live at a distance exceeding one mile from
the school house. This protects the children from rain, cold or any disagreeable
weather.
The building should be arranged so
each year of study would be in separate
room, and there should be rooms for the
use of those wishing to take the higher
branches. A system of this kind would
place the country and town pupils on an
equality, as far as school advantages are
concerned and in the preparation for college   or   academy.
Fulton Co. II. T. M.
Employ Best   Teachers Obtaimble.
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