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Show j COMFORT IN STALL FOR COW I Distinguishing Features of One lllus-j lllus-j trated Herewith Is Movable Manger Man-ger and Rack. The style of stall shown In the II list rat Ion affords a great degree of Nimfort to the cow. The distinguish Ing features of the stall are the mov ble manger and rack -hereby the length of the Handing room In front Hud behind may be varied to suit the Individual cow, and the fastening for the animal, which consists of a rope M chain across the rear end of the utall. to keep the cow from hacking aut. The stall should be 2 feet wide on enters The entire stall, from A in U I see cut I. Is 7 feet itl lellg ) The ;:.-s ; j " i A Comfortable Stall. gates (which should all swing one way), are about 4 feet long The rear posts, If used, should slant, as shown In the cut, to allow the milker a little more room. In some stables these rear posfs have been done away with entirely, the gales simply being rhalned or roped together As usual ly built, the front rack or panel is made of 2x4 framework, with 7 16 Inch Iron rods; and this frame-work Is fastened solidly to the manger; hut the manger and framework are not attached to the sides of the stall, hut 1 left loose, so as to be adjusted to the l length of the row. In some cases, i liowever, the rack Is hinged at the :op and tho bottom allowed to swing n the manger, so that It may be I iwung toward the front severaf itches. This allows the cow a little ' nore freedom In getting up and lying lown. Wooden Plats may be suhstl-uted suhstl-uted for tho Iron rods, or In some uses a section of Iron wire fencing s used In place of the rods. The rone irross the rear of the stall is usually i itapled at one side and hooked with i in ordinary harness-strap at the I ither. |