Show FOR COMFORT OF THE COWS in no division of farm work are direct effects of good or bad treatment seen quicker by 3 y J 11 II FRANDESON only a few years ago the average dairyman gave the sanitary stall little consideration and used any method of housing his cows cowa which best suited his individual ideas ile he troubled little about the condition of the cow at v side view of good sanitary stall note the slope toward the gutter milking time so BO long as she gave plenty of milk A great many of the old dalry dairy barns are built so that it la Is impossible to keep cows cowa clean in them many have been tried for fastening cows to secure sanitary milk ties rigid and swinging stanchions stalls and the open shod shed system have been resorted to and aro are still being used the method of fastening dairy cows which best meets the demands of the dairy and pure food laws Is the stall but this must be sanitary to be a success thero there are many and varied styles of stalls several of which are good it Is best to select such a stall as will give comfort to both the cow and the construction should be cr c r rn c n 3 4 1 l A D n n v i i i 1 aftel Q front view of a modern sanitary and comfortable swinging stanchion such as aa to permit good light in the stall it should bo be built of such material and in such a way as will leave only a minimum space on which dust can co collect infect solid wooden stall partitions are very objectionable because they obstruct light and collect a large amount of dust there are many different kinds of stanchions and various other ways of tying cows now in use many of these are comparatively ively freo free from objections the now builder however should carefully investigate some of the best types of swinging stanchions now on tho the market these are being instilled installed with much satisfaction in many of the most modern barns in behalf of the swinging stanchions it can be said that they give the cow considerable freedom and yet are sufficiently rigid so that practically all the manure Is dropped into the gutter thus keeping the cows clean and reducing the labor of barn cleaning to the minimum dealers in manufactured stalls and stanchions report that judging from the vast number of inquiries regarding them there has been a great awakening among dairymen all over the country these inquiries relate to the best swing owing stanchion chlon stall and which Is better a stall or a stanchion before purchasing any of the patented animal fasteners on the market the farmer should consider the sanitary and humanitarian principles involved in the construct construction ign of these ties study them for principle not alone for economy of course economy should be considered but it should not bo be placed above the consideration of the welfare of the cow sho she should always receive due consideration and in turn ebe will reward tier her owner A high priced patented stall Is not a necessity and it the carefully study the principles involved in the tha construction of stalls he may make a stall at homo home that Is the equal of many of the patented stalls and in marty many ways more satisfactory some of our most prominent dairymen are using stalls which were made from instructions in stall construction sent out by various state experiment ata lions items in preference to many of the patented stalls |