Mississippi Some Essentials Of A Desirable State Agricultural Program

Author : Miss. Agricultural Experiment Station
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781396741067
Total Pages : 866 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Mississippi Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletins, 1888-1898 written by Miss. Agricultural Experiment Station and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-11 with total page 866 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Mississippi Agricultural Experiment Station Bulletins, 1888-1898: Nos. 1-50 Although dairying has made a wonderful growth in Mississippi the last few years, the industry is still in its infancy. It is, therefore, highly important that a good, substantial foundation be established upon \which to build in future years. Every building erected on a farm should be for a definite purpose and so planned as best to meet the needs of that purpose. In the past the average farmer in Mississippi has put little time and thought into the question of proper housing and care of his farm animals, especially of the family cow. The mild open winters have instilled the idea that the storage of feed for winter feeding and the provision of Shelter are not absolute essentials in this State. But with the growth of the dairy industry the farmers are fast realizing the fact that for an animal to be a profitable producer she must be well fed during the entire year and must be kept comfortable. These con ditions can be maintained only when provision is made for storage of hay and grain and when the cows are sheltered from the winter winds and rains. The consuming public is rapidly becoming educated to the point where it will demand that the dairy products be produced under sanitary conditions. Standards are being constantly raised, making it necessary for barns to be built so that they can be kept clean. Almost weekly, in travels over the State, one finds some farmer who has gone to the expense of erecting a dairy barn or milking shed that does not embody any of the real essentials of sanitation. Such a barn consists usually of only a roof and rough, windowless, unsanitary sides and is in such shape that it would be impossible to remodel it so as to include the essentials of sanitation, convenience and comfort. It is not the purpose of this circular to try to cover the whole field of barn construction but rather to give some of the fundamental principles which should be embodied in every dairy barn, together with floor plans and other designs which will be of service to the dairy man in planning a barn for himself. The general type of a barn that would be desirable under conditions existing on one farm or in one community may not be advisable in another, but the essential require ments for ventilation, air space per cow, and light, and for the best floor arrangement are more or less the same throughout the State. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.