This volume contains a comprehensive guide to the designing and construction of barns, published with the view of aiding the farmer and dairyman in the building of his barns. The plans contained herein represent the practical results from ideas mostly originated by farmers and dairymen. They have been worked out in detail by expert dairy architects, to meet the climatic conditions and other requirements of individual cases. The chapters of this book include: 'Good Ideas From Practical Men', 'Construction', 'Use Plenty of Windows', 'Save Labor', 'Cement', 'Proportions', 'Mixing Concrete', 'Bill of Lumber', 'Workmanship and Quality', 'Concrete Floors', 'Cost', 'Foundation Walls', 'Drainage Grades', 'Variations in Measurement', etcetera. We are proud to republish this vintage book, now complete with a new and specially commissioned introduction on farming.