Show PERFECT COW STALL after n teet of seven fears ite de inner consider it the bet of it kind there is nothing about the dairy barn that res so much care and ingenuity as the construct on of cow stalls ng the wisdom of an invention v g e not only perfect comfort to da rv nii but insure perfect cleana ness I 1 construct ed one that has ironed to be i grand success after u tet 01 e en years S nee my atall ai feared tl of li aymen have placed them in the r dt rv barns and where constructed accord i g to the plans shown in the ons they have alvais given feet sat on the construct on is s cople and the plans easily followed if a carpenter is employed see that he makes no changes as any deviation v 11 result in ru n ng the whole plan ahe plat lorm is made of inch oak doubled v th broken joints ind a t vo inch fall at d fh s platform mav be n ide of cement instead of plank or boards the d should be made I 1 have to nd that wl ere a cons tier able q ant tv of absorbents are used a d acl 16 inches vv de 9 inches deep at platform and inches at walk has given us the greatest eat on e i nd that platform plat torm 6 feet 6 inches from d to the p ece across the front of the stall is j st gl t for a cow ve gh ng 1 lounds for shorter vs decrease the length the idea being to fence the cow back to the d u that 11 1 vo dings will ch insures i clean an mal the mangers I 1 use two three by three ng an 1 lay them f 11 length of stalls so tl at tl e feed trough hlll be 18 inches vv de ai d four inches above platform ilat form after ng a t bottom of either an 18 inch board or matched flooring the flange board next to v is seven inches wide being just ten inches from top to floor the opening of the manger at top ought to be 18 inches wide at thi po nt all feed gra n silage chiy or fodder IB fed the last slat at hot torn ahoi id be only s x or sev en inches wide from the slant ng back of man ger so that noth ng but grain or t feed w 11 pise into the 18 inch trough the coas are fed with the common swivel t e cha n the part t one for tl feet ix inches long and four f beet h gh w ath of stall three feet two inches from center to center the part t ons do i ot follow through last the fie foot post to the slanting back of the manger h gher tl in one foot above tl e fed trough th s r done so that green corn or corn stover can be fe 1 n ore aas ly wh ch to many farmers s an item the feed b n is an adjunct wl ich ganv have attached and run the full lei ath of the feed alley door to door as sl own th s feature saves many eters in a whole winters feeding and holds a large quantity of feed george scott in orange judd farmer |