Milking. 19* 



fasten on each side of the wall a batten (a a, Fig. 32) 

 5ft. long, on which I nail two pieces of wood (b b) to 

 form guides or grooves. In these guides are run three 

 boards 9in. wide and lin. thick, the lowest within 3in. of 

 the floor, and supported in its place by means of pieces 

 of wood (c c) nailed horizontally across the bottom. The 

 object of this space is merely to be able to rake from under 



Fig. 32. "Guillotine" Milking-Stalls. 



the feeding-box any waste food or refuse that may have 

 fallen and accumulated there. Two similar pieces are 

 nailed at the upper extremity of the guides to prevent the 

 top board from sliding out. In the view here given only 

 one guide is shown on each side, to allow the working 

 of the board to be better seen. 



At the top of the middle plank, and loin, from each 

 end, a piece is cut, or rather sawn, out, leaving a semi-oval 



