CHAPTER X 



CARE OF THE COW 



THE profitable work of the dairyman is in the care 

 of the dairy cow. To do good work the surround- 

 ings must be to the cow's liking. She must have a 

 warm, well-lighted, and properly ventilated stable. 

 There should be a good-sized window every ten or 

 twelve feet all the way around the stable. This 

 should be as well lighted as the kitchen or sitting- 

 room. There should be at least 800 cubic feet of 

 stable space for each cow. 



LIGHT AND VENTILATION 



If a new barn is being built special attention in 

 its construction should be given to ventilation, which 

 must be under control, so as to avoid drafts all the 

 year round. The following hints will be found use- 

 ful in repairing an old stable, which may serve until 

 a new one can be built. 



Put in a goodly number of double-sash windows, 

 made so that the lower sash will raise. On the in- 

 side of the window, dropping down tight on the 

 casing and about four inches away from the window, 

 nail a board about ten or twelve inches in width. 

 When the window is raised to admit air, it strikes 

 against this board, takes an upward draft, and grad- 

 ually mingles with the air of the stable. On the lee- 

 ward side of the barn open the windows in the same 



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