500 BOAHD ()K ACIJK lI/rttRK. 



(lilTcrcnl iiosilioiis tlic ciiw dcsirfs lo assmiic. In tin- Ni-wtoii lie tlu-rc is 

 a how wiiicii coiiu's oiil iicrc | illustraliii^M and it raises up and puslu's 

 tlic cow liaclv, and slic can not conn- I'oiward (■noii.uli to root her feed out, 

 and wlii-n she lies down the bow drops down. She can not step for- 

 ward enough to root the feed out, and it keeps coming down to her all 

 the time. 



Mr. ^'Mn Norman: I was at Mr. Kipi)e.v's barn. The front of the 

 manger runs up, as I remember, about L",/. feet high at the front. Then 

 the back of the manger is aljout a foot high. Then on top of this [illus- 

 trating] arc two boards making a \'-shape opening for the cow to reach 

 in the manger. The front of the manger is the side next to the feeding 

 alley, and the back is the side next to the coav. The side next to tlie 

 cow is "Y" shaped. Avith the bottom of the "Y" one foot from the floor. 

 The sidt^ next to tlie feeding alley runs up about 2^4 teet high. 



Mr. Schlosser: IHil you cv<>r use any stanchions for cow ticks'/ 



Mr. Uipjicy: W'c never do. 



President Schlosser: I would like to ask yiv. Goodrich if he has ever 

 used stanchions to tie cows withV 



:Mi-. fJoodiich: I am sorry that question was asked me. I have ahvays 

 preached against stanchions, and yet I have them. You know we are en- 

 gaged in the daii-y l)usiness to a large extent in Wisconsin, and we have 

 a great many dairy cows. You can not find a man that is of much con- 

 sequence that advocates the rigid stanchion, l)ut when you go through 

 the dairy districts you will find nine out of ten using them. They will 

 say they don't think they are just the best thing. ))ut they say, "They are 

 safe." They are the quickest handled of anything we have ever used; 

 and it doesn't hurt the cows very much, because they have been brought 

 up to it ever since they were calves, and do not know^ enough to resent it 

 by Avitliholding their milk or anything of that kind. But I always hate 

 to have anybody ask me if I ever use stanchions. [Laughter.] 



Heiu'y Schloss(>r: There are two kinds of stanchions; what do you 

 think of the different kinds? 



Mr. Goodrich: The swing stanchion is not objectionalde, for Avhen 

 the cow lies down she can put her head on the side, and if she feels like 

 licking herself she can do it. If the rigid standiion is used she has to lie 

 in one position all llic tinic However, after a few years they get used to 

 it. One time I was asked if I liad cows in stanchions. I said, "Y^'es, T 

 have got to own ujt to it." 



