302 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



"The cut represents one row of cows facing another row. A closely 

 boarded partition about four feet high forms the front of the stall. Each 

 cow has three and one-half feet in width. The floor is made tight and 

 there is no drop in rear of cows, except the thickness of one plank, which 

 is the double floor of the stall. The feeding rack is constructed for two 

 purposes; 1. To contain any hay or roughage that may be fed the cow. 

 The slats are put on wide enough so the cow can easily get her nose 

 between them. 2. To force the cow when standing to stand with her hind 

 feet in rear of the cross bar across the stall floor. In constructing the 

 feeding rack nail a 2x8 piece of scantling edgewise, against the board par- 

 tition. This constitutes the bottom of the rack and should be placed about 

 30 inches from the floor. Place the top scantling about two feet from the 

 partition. This makes the feeding rack eight inches wide at the bottom 

 and two feet wide at the top. In the center of the bottom scantling 

 fasten a ring screw to tie the halter to. Fasten the cow with a common 

 web halter, she wearing the head piece all the time; the halter end of the 

 rope has a safety snap to fasten into the ring of the halter under the 

 throat. To prevent the cow from getting loose it is well to divide the 

 end of the rope into two strands each six inches long and put a snap in 

 each, fastening in both, the ring when tying the cow. 



"The grain and ensilage box is placed on that side of the stall opposite 

 to the one the cow usually lies on. If she lies on her left side place the 

 grain box on the right side, as seen in the engraving. This box is large 

 enough to contain the ensilage and grain feed, and is reached by an open- 

 ing in the partition. It is best to have the feed box slant down towards 

 the cow, so that all the feed will easily work down to the end nearest her. 

 Tbis box should be long enough to extend from the partition into the stall 

 as far as the upper part of the feed rack projects and about 18 or 20 inches 

 wide and 16 inches deep. If placed sufficiently slanting, the feed will 

 easily work down to the lower end next the cow, so that she will not need 

 to bring her hind feet in on her bedding, in order to reach the contents 

 of the box. 



"In placing the bar across the stall bring the cow's head squarely up 

 against the feeding rack; then just forward of her hind feet nail down a 

 2x3 scantling. Fill the space forward of the bar with bedding, which 

 being without waste will last till entirely worn out. In this way each 

 cow has her bed in true proportion to her length. It should be made fresh 

 once a week, however, for the sake of health. We commend this stall 

 to all dairymen who are looking for a clean, comfortable method of 

 stabling dairy cows." 



