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be small ; but, if there be room sufficient, 

 single stalls of five or six feet wide are pre- 

 ferable : a couple of quiet Alderneys may, 

 however, be very conveniently lodged in the 

 former space, or even smaller. Many peo- 

 ple, indeed, prefer the double stalls, under 

 an idea that the cows feed better when put 

 together, from their exciting each other to 

 eat ; but even were this an acknowledged 

 fact, still the advantage of keeping the cow 

 alone, and thus having the power of regulat- 

 ing her food, and allowing her to lie down at 

 pleasure without any interference by her com- 

 panion, is too manifest to need explanation. 



If well arranged, a passage should be left 

 between the wall and the heads of the cows, 

 for the purpose of feeding them without going 

 into their stalls ; and the cribs which contain 

 their hay, as well as the manger and trough 

 for other food and water, should be placed so 

 near the ground as to prevent the animals 

 from getting their horns under them when 

 they lie down. The floor should be paved 

 with clinkers, and is usually made slanting to 

 a gutter behind them, about eighteen inches 

 wide by nine deep, communicating with a sink 



