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Perforated Plate 

 Deflector 

 Removable Pdn 

 IE" Tile 

 4" Tile 



DAIRY AND GENERAL 



The size of stalls varies. The width of mangers is 

 practically standardized at two feet six inches. The aver- 

 age length of a cow stall, from the manger to the edge of the 

 gutter, is four feet eight inches. 

 If it is necessary to vary this 

 length, the stall could be con- 

 structed four feet six inches at 

 one end, slanting to five feet or 

 more, at the other. By having 

 the stall of correct length all 

 the manure can be confined to 

 the gutter and the cows kept OF- TRAP 

 clean. The width of the stall Fig. n. A Gutter Trap. 

 is standard at three feet six T .o prevent dogging of the drain 



, -r^ 1 . i i P*pe leading from the stable gutter 



inches, r or large cattle, weigh- a homemade trap may be built in. 



ing 1,400 to i, 600 pounds, it will 



probably be necessary to make the stall three feet eight 



inches wide and five feet long. 



While the gutter width varies from 14 inches to 20 

 inches, 18 inches is the most satisfactory width. The depth 

 of the gutter at the edge next to the cow should not be 

 more than eight inches. The depth at the rear of the gutter 

 should not be more than four inches as shown in Figure 10. 

 The gutter should have a slight slope away from the cows. 

 It should also be given a slope of two inches in 50 feet length- 

 wise of the barn so that the gutter may be flushed easily. 

 This slope is desirable for flushing the liquid manure espe- 

 cially where a cistern is provided. In long barns of more 

 than 50 feet, the slope should be from the ends towards the 

 center. For such a slight slope, the gutters must have a 

 very smooth finish. To prevent clogging of the drain pipe 

 some means should be used to prevent the entrance of chaff 

 and other coarse materials. A home-made trap as shown 

 in Figure u will serve this purpose. 



Wide Feed Alleys Best. 



Feed alleys should be four or more feet in width. Cows 

 have a habit of pushing forward in their stalls which makes 

 it all the more difficult to feed from alleys of less than four 

 feet. Passageways between long rows of stalls or at ends of 

 stalls can be two feet when used largely at milking time to 

 save time in walking around long rows of stanchions. 



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