Economy of the Round Dairy Barn [Illustrated]

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University of Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletin No. 143

Subtitle:
Full Specifications and Detailed Cost and Construction of the New Sixty-foot Circular Dairy Barn at the University. Saving of Round over Rectangular Barns. Notes on Several Round Barns on Dairy Farms. By W. J. FRASER, Chief in Dairy Husbandry

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