Fig. 33. Where the operator swept feed to the cows (above), it took 4.8 man 

 minutes. With a scraper (below), it took him only 0.45 man minutes. 



in the middle of the day, he can 

 make use of a steel container or a 

 wooden barrel on wheels. He can 

 prepare the mix in a slack period 

 and at the proper time distribute the 

 feed quickly with this cart and a 

 shovel. To distribute this material 

 by shovel from a stationary position 

 in the stable involved travel, time, 

 and energy. 



Pushing Hay to Cows 



Cows have the annoying habit of 

 nosing feed out of the manger into 



the feed alley. Operators push or 

 sweep the feed back into the mangers 

 several times a day. For instance, 

 one operator did this seven times a 

 day. He used a small broom and 

 used 14.1 man minutes daily. The 

 task was done more often than es- 

 sential and the equipment for doing 

 it was inadequate. One operator 

 used a light wooden pusher for this 

 purpose with good results. On one 

 farm where the cows face out, a spe- 

 cial wooden pusher was designed by 



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