Show PLAN FOR CONVENIENT BARN No Better Way to Keep Young Ant Ani mals mats Than to Provide Pens In Which They Can Run Loose By Ay C. C C C. C HAY HAYDEN DEN Ohio Experiment Station There is no better way to keep I calves e or yearlings yearling's than to provide pens in which they can cnn run loose in small groups Mangers and stanchions should be provided along one side of the pens in which the calves can be fastened while eating The accompanying sketch shows a n simple yet convenient plan The dimensions di are 30 by 40 feet A space 10 feet wide Is taken across one end to be used as ns a feed room The remainder remainder re reo is divided into four pens two on either side each 12 by 14 feet A feed alley 5 feet wide runs through the manger with six stanchions to a n pen The stanchions ns as shown are two feet apart which Is sufficient for even evena a yearling If fastened only while eat eat- V I. MAY HAY GRAIN GRAN w a ArC w r 2 IZ W 2 w r rJ V J t a STANCHIONS STANCHION N NV Ns 14 w s w w v w 0 0 Convenient Barn Plan Ing The width of the manger th the e spacing of the tho stanchions and height heigh t of the tho stanchions can cnn be varied in different dlf dif ferent pens to suit sizes of calves The Tho partitions between the pens pea s should be about four feet high and a n agate sn gate provided so that b both th pens ca cabe cnn can n I be thrown together Gates can b be e placed at each end of the mangers giving easy access to all pens from m the feed alley The stanchions partitions parts parti dons and gates may be made mude of 1 by 4 Inch stuff sture Ventilation should be provided th the e same as In any dairy barn |