DiriSIOy OF AyiMAL BVSBAyDRT 377 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



the floor into the cattle ham hencath. Dressed inatchcd lumber is used in flooring in 

 order to give a dead air space in ceiling for better ventilation, and also to dispense 

 with the dust-collecting space between joists. 



3. Dim ENSIGNS. 



The rnain ham is 80 by 50 feet outside measurement. The ceiling of stable is 10 

 feet in height from the manure passages, 9 feet in height from the feed passage, and 

 10 feet G inches in height from the floor of box stalls. The wall post in storage barn 

 is 14 feet clear above floor, thus making a total height of post above the sill of 22} 

 feet, to which is added 8 inches for plate and sill. 



The cattle stands from end to end are of different lengths, one varying from 5 

 feet to 4 feet 8 inches, and the other from 4 feet 8 inches to 4 feet 4 inches. All the 

 tie stalls are 3 feet inches in width to centre of divisions. The feed passage is 5 

 feet 8 inches wide. Mangers are 24 inches wide; division between manner and stand, 

 inches wide; and gutters 18 inches wide, with sloping bottoms. The box stalls vary 

 in width from 8 feet (^ inches to 10 feet, and are 12 feet deep, excepting three boxes at 

 end of barn, which are 14 feet deep. 



4. Cement Finish. 



The 2 feet oi cement wall above the floor, the floors of milk room, the mangers, 

 and gutters were finished perfectly smooth. Feed passages were given a smooth finish 

 and then rolled. Cattle stands and floor of box stalls were given a true but rough 

 finish with a wood float. The manure passages and the main passage were given a 

 smooth finish and then heavily rolled with a cement roller to give the pebbled finish, 

 this to prevent cattle from slipping. The grades at the ends of manure passages and 

 feed passages were cross-lined at every 5 inches and also rolled. 



5. Levels. 



All the floors in the stable are of concrete. The two manure passages running 

 lengthwise of barn are 4^ inches lower than the passages at end of rows, while the feed 

 passage is again 4^ inches higher than end passages. The rear of stand is 2 inches 

 higher than the manure passage at gutter. The manger bottoms are 1^ inches higher 

 than the front of stands. The divisions between manger and stand are of concrete, 

 the same being 7 inches higher than front of stand and 5} inches above the manger 

 bottom. The manger is of the continuous type, the top of feed passage forming the 

 outer side of manger. The manure gutters are 7i inches deep next the stand and G 

 inches deep next manure passage. 



6. Slopes. 



The cattle stands have a slope of li inches from front to rear. The main feed 

 passage has a crown of 1 inch to centre. The manure passages have a fall toward gutter 

 of 1 inch. The bottom of gutter is one-half inch higher next the cattle stand tliau 

 next the manure passage, and the gutter slopes to drain at one end in the proportion 

 of 1 inch per 25 feet, with an extra inch in the last 2 feet toward drain. These slopes 

 facilitate the cleaning out of liquid manure, as well as the keeping clean of the tails 

 of the cows. The mangers have the same slope toward drain at end as manure gutters. 

 The sides of the gutters are vertical, while manger bottoms are curved. 



The slopes from manure passages and feed passage to end passage are at the rate 

 of 1 inch per foot, the finish being deeply grooved in squares. The floor of the milk 

 room slopes to a floor drain at one side at the rate of 1 inch per 6 feet. 



Ste. Anne. 



