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comfort, need not be larger than nine feet by 

 twelve. 



There are various modes of fastening the 

 cows in their stalls. In some, a chain, hooked 

 to the horns, is fastened to an upright iron 

 rod, which is fixed in each side of the stall 

 by a ring which slides up and down as the 

 animal moves its head ; and, as the chain is 

 short, it prevents the cows, when stalled to- 

 gether, from interfering with each other though 

 giving them sufficient liberty : as thus — 



Others, however, still continue the primi- 

 tive mode of having a couple of posts in each 

 stall, one of which is moveable to admit the 

 cow's head : thus allowing her to move it up 

 and down at pleasure — 



