[Jacob-list] lime on barn floor

[Mark Essen]

The other nice thing about lime is that it gives you an easy marker to 
know when to stop scooping the manure.  I may lay a thicker layer than 
some, but I get it by the truck load.  I do like to lay a very thick 
layer of straw down on top of the lime.  When it is time to remove the 
manure, I use a tractor with a loader.  When I hit the white layer, I 
stop.  At that point, I get a few scoops of lime with the loader on the 
tractor and make a new white layer.  I then spread the straw by hand.
Years ago, I had a friend offer to help clean the barn and he dug so 
deep that the barn floor was lower than the outside grade.  I then had 
an inside pool.  I do not get those kind of offers very often, but if it 
happens again, I do not have to worry about the novice digging too deep.