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Show DRY CONCRETE FLOOR STALL Method Shown In Illustration Will Overcome Prejudice Against This Style of Gutter. The method of constructing concrete con-crete floors for barn stalls which is shown In the illustration will overcome over-come the prejud'ee against this style Cement Stall Floor. of floor, as the channels will carry the water to the gutter easily and quickly, thus keeping the bedding perfectly dry at all times. The floor is laid In the usual manner, man-ner, with a proper slant toward the gutter. When finishing the top of the concrete, a straightedge Is laid from gutter to manger and with the point of a trowel, grooves or channels are cut the entire length. These should be three Inches apart and not over half an Inch deep, says a writer In the Popular Mechanics. With such a depth there will be no danger that a sharp-shod animal might wrench a limb by catching the shoe-calks In the grooves when turning around. This floor will give the animals greater comfort and save much labor In grooming them. |