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pail. Choose one of the heaviest for the stand- 

 ard, and bring the lighter pails up to standard 

 weight by having solder fastened to the bot- 

 tom in three places, as already advised. This 

 solder will serve as flat, miniature legs, and will 

 prolong the life of the pail by protecting the 

 outside of the bottom from wear when it comes 

 in contact with the floor. 



Balances similar to those described are used 

 for weighing the daily food of each cow. The 

 stable should be provided with at least two gal- 

 vanized iron pails for weighing the concentrated 

 foods. After the ration is weighed it can be 

 emptied into a box placed in front of the 

 manger ready at hand at the next feeding time. 

 A standard for supporting the scales completes 

 the outfit for handling and weighing the con- 

 centrated foods. 



Near the hay-chute suspend the spring balances ; 

 these will also serve for weighing the hay. The 

 illustration (page 110) shows a convenient appli- 

 ance for confining the hay in small bundles. One 

 soon learns to guess very closely when making 

 up the bundle of ten to twelve pounds. The 

 effort should be to make the bundle a little too 

 heavy at first. If too heavy, when tested by the 

 balances, as much is pulled from the bundle as 

 will reduce it to the desired weight. 



True, all this will add slightly to the cost of 



