Fig. 46. This illustrates one way o 

 small wheels on the cart are 



Miscellaneous Objects 



A few operators have a tendency 

 to accumulate items in the alleyways, 

 ends of the barn or window sills. 

 These cause extra work. Many of 

 these items are obsolete and have no 

 association with care of cows. It is 

 suggested that a neat cabinet be built 

 in a convenient place for storage of 

 essential items and that all other 



f getting sawdust from storage. The 

 hidden by the doorway. 



things be removed from the barn. 



In summary, the stable with 40 

 cows can be adequately cleaned and 

 cows bedded in about 25 man minutes 

 provided a modern barn cleaner is 

 installed and convenient sawdust 

 storage and handling facilities are 

 available. With the use of the com- 

 bination truck carrier, approximately 

 55 man minutes would be needed. 



VMI Miscellaneous Chores 



Two chore practices, currying and 

 turning cows out, were not performed 

 daily on all farms. About half the 

 operators curried cows daily, usually 

 doing a more thorough job when time 

 permitted. The others curried only 

 occasionally or not at all. Likewise, 

 in turning cows out, practices varied 

 greatly on different farms. A few 

 men never turned cows out during 



the barn housing period. Quantitative 

 data are not available to indicate the 

 results of either practice, but both 

 were considered as daily chores even 

 though they may not be as essential 

 as the other tasks. 



Currying 



The animals in barns where daily 

 currying is practiced were cleaner 



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