Show I II I I I A I CRATES FOR SHIPPING COWS COWS' If Animal Comes Within Pound 1000 Limit Make Device Strong I andS and S Light as as Possible In answer to to toa a query as t to tI thi tho best host way of crating a n cow for shipment by byS S express J. J Grant Morse Morle In Rural New Yorker makes the tho following follow reply If one Is thinking of shipping a 11 cow Isto is isto isto necessary first thing by express the The companies companies com corn express to weigh the cow panics have made a 11 ruling that n no ne e cx press package including live stock 1000 will b be accepted that weighs over pounds the within cow comes But If your limit I It Is necessary to make mak your and Insure crate as light as possible its holding her Measure Me lei l we ure your cow as to length from the middle of her neck back to her tall Allow a little so that she can move a little Then i get the width of her through the i widest part Next get the height Cut Gut other lumber lumber lumber lum lum- three pieces of by 4 or the sills sms the width of ber for for the cow Then cut cu the floor boards Shipping Cow Crate i from inch hard pine or spruce the length of the cow Nail Nall these to the three sills and then turn your floor over so that the sills will wilt be on the in- in in in- side This gives a smooth bottom to the crate and is very essential In moving moving ing lug it with the cow inside Next cut two by 2 the height eight of th the cow for the hind bind poSts potts of of the tile crate and two more six Inches longer longor long long- er or for the fore posts The fore posts are longer for the cross pieces of the stanchion to be nailed to Nail the corner posts to the bottom Now place a 3 stanchion In Iii front which h should be beof beof of good strong material as this alone keeps the c cow w from escaping The back end may be boarded up after t the e cow is in position S I If the cow is going far send along n a 5 food supply which ma may be chopped hay and gr grain ln mixed Also s send nd a n apall pail pall to water her and the pall pail can b be used to feed her from also |