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can. be run into any part of the stable 

 and by means of a swing pole can be 

 pushed out to be dumped in the yard. 

 It takes more than four times the 

 load a wheelbarrow will carry, and, 

 if desired can be dumped directly into 

 the wagon or spreader. The water 

 tight bucket preserves all tihe liquid 

 manure and 'prevents slopping over or 

 dripping on the way to the pile. 



Many farmers extend the manure 

 carrier track to run up the feed pas- 

 sage and use a feed carrier for feed- 

 ing. This will handle ensilage, grain, 

 roots, and in fact any kind of feed. 

 One load can be made to do for the 

 whole herd, so steps backrward and 

 forward are saved, and, as well, can 

 be made to save almost as much work 

 as the manure carrier, because, for 

 every pound of manure, from five to 

 ten pounds of feed have to ihe handled. 



If tihere is a good cement floor in 

 the barn, a floor feed truck is another 

 excellent device for feeding with. 

 Sanitary Steel Stalls. 



Galvanized Steel Stalls are great 

 labour savers, too, for they are very 

 easy to keep clean. The small round 

 surface scarcely collects any dust or 



dirt, and there is no place for vermin 

 to lodge. 



The stalls are very sanitary. They 

 do not soak up manure. Sunlight can 

 floor through the open construction of 

 the steel, and as it is the 'best disin- 

 fectant in the world, it destroys germs 

 of disease in the stable. These two 

 points make the stalls a valuable ally 

 in fighting tuberculosis. They are 

 very durable, as they will not rot. A 

 sta'ble jo^b in which steel stalls and the 

 cement floors are used is practically 

 everlasting. Not even force can de- 

 stroy it. 



In building this modem steel equii>- 

 ment the comfort of the cow has been 

 one of the most important considera- 

 tions kept in view. As the dairy in- 

 dustry has developed in recent years, 

 it has beea found that proper treat- 

 ment has about as much to do with 

 the welfare of the dairy cow and with 

 the quantity of milk sihe gives, as the 

 method of feeding her. 



Swinging steel stanchions ^ve her 

 as much freedom within the limits of 

 her stall as she would have out in the 

 field, except in one very important 

 way. The best stanchions keep the 



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