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cow lined up over tlie gutter so she 

 can't dung on her stand. IBUT tlie 

 great point is that she is free to turn 

 lier head as she pleases, card her 

 flanks, lie down on either side, and 

 there is no Chafing, no weight on her 

 neck, no tug or pull on her head. 



The Steel Stalls are a great con- 

 venience for the owner in other ways. 

 For instance the steel partitions pre- 

 vent the animals crowding when heing 

 miliked, and they .protect the milker 

 from the next cow. The .Steel Stan- 

 chions are very simple to close and 

 can "be opened even when the animal 

 is lunging or pulling back with all its 

 might. This has in more than one 

 instance been found an invaluable 

 feature in releasing cows from alburn^ 

 ing stable. Had chain ties ibeen in 

 use, it would have (been almost im- 

 possible to save the animals. 



Certainly they soon ipay iback cost, 

 many times. The most mjodem styles 

 are 'being galvanized to prevent rust- 

 ing through contact with moist bed- 

 ding and no extra charge is made for 

 this splendid finish. The stable al- 

 ways looks very fine and the owner 

 will always be extremely proud of it. 



•Steel pens for the calves, and for 

 the 'bull, and maternity .pens for the 



cows have the advantage outlined. 



The fronts of calf pens oansist of 

 a whole row of stanchions which can 

 be opened and closed altogether with 

 a lever or at one time. Individual 

 stanchions which can be opened and 

 closed altogether with a levet, 

 or one at a time. Individual 

 stanchions permit one to feed each 

 calf separately so that no ibully can 

 get the big share at the exipense of 

 the others. The latfest type of calf 

 pen equipment is illustrated ihy the 

 small photo on this page. There is 

 an individual ipen for each calf, but 

 when desired, the panels ibetween any 

 number of pens can be removed com- 

 hining the pens to form larger ones. 



METAL SHINGLES. 



The important ipoint to get at is the 

 quality of the metal, the galvanizing 

 and the lock used on the shingle to 

 fasten it to those on every side of it. 

 It should ibe secure against all water, 

 snow and wind, and if proof against 

 the above, it will also be lightning 

 proof if the roof is connected to the 

 ground by wires. The lightning bolt 

 striking a metal roof becomes scatter- 

 ed on the iron and instead of concen- 

 trating its force at any particular 



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