DAIRY AND GENERAL 



with concrete. They will last much longer than the ordi- 

 nary untreated wood floor. 



Wood blocks treated with creosote and laid on a con- 

 crete foundation are cheap and serviceable for cow stall 



Fig. 12. A Wood Overlay for the Stall Floor. 



A concrete floor should be covered with bedding or a wood overlay. It 

 can be kept in a sanitary condition. 



floors. One living near a city where a wood block pavement 

 is being constructed can usually secure the blocks either 

 from the contractor or from the city, or from creosoting 

 companies. 



Have Feed Room Convenient. 



In a dairy barn the feed should be stored in a convenient 

 place at either end of the feed alley. The feed-bin is usually 

 placed on the second floor and should be connected directly 

 with the feed room by means of a chute. This feed room 

 should be close to, or a part of, the silo room and so ar- 

 ranged that it may be entirely shut off from the main part 

 of the barn. 



Provide a Bull Pen and Maternity Stalls. 



A bull pen and one or more maternity stalls are needed 

 on a dairy or stock farm. The maternity stalls should be 

 approximately 10x10 feet and be provided with an abundance 

 of light. A convenient arrangement for the bull stall is 

 shown in Figure 13. It provides for two outside doors, one 

 for the bull to come in through, the other to go out. Such 

 an arrangement makes it unnecessary to enter the stall, the 

 exit door can be opened from the outside, the bull untied 

 from the front and allowed to go out and exercise. 



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