means or another. 



Baled hay would be piled on top 

 of the framework. This hay could 

 be brought down to the protected 

 area through trap doors and arranged 

 so that it would be available from 

 the stable floor. From time to time 

 the hay in other areas of the mow 

 could be moved to the protected area 

 and made available to the operator 

 from the stable floor. A portable 

 conveyor might save some labor in 

 moving baled hay from the side of the 

 mow to the center area. No attempt 

 is made here to describe in detail the 

 methods that an operator might use 

 in getting a feed of hay out of the 

 mow without leaving the feed alley. 

 The major advantage sought in ex- 

 ploring the possibilities of the con- 

 tinuous hay mow opening has been 

 that of making the use of available 

 labor more flexible. For instance, if 

 the operator can make arrangements 

 in one trip to the mow for a week's 

 supply at push button availability, he 

 has shifted this same labor require- 

 ment from the daily night and morn- 

 ing busy chore work periods to a 

 convenient slack period one day a 

 week. He can then do the essential 

 daily chores more quickly. 



Manure Disposal 



As indicated in this bulletin, on 

 farms with barn cleaner installations, 

 the dairymen have to haul out the 

 manure every day. They permit 

 themselves no alternative. 



One alternative might be a large 

 carrier, without hoisting mechanism, 

 operating on a track with sufficient 

 pitch to take advantage of gravity in 

 moving full loads. This carrier 

 might hold about 1000 pounds, en- 

 abling the operator to move the day*s 

 supply of manure directly from the 

 elevator in four loads. The carrier 

 tub could have a self-dumping device. 

 The operator of a 40-cow farm will 

 usually have two manure spreader 

 loads a day. He has to stop the 

 cleaner while one load is spread. With 

 the suggested arrangement to be used 

 only occasionally in an emergency, he 

 would have to stop the cleaner three 

 times while he moved the carrier and 

 dumped the load. A moving conveyor 

 belt might be made to take the ma- 

 terial direct from the cleaner eleva- 

 tor, but this would have the disad- 

 vantage of freezing up in cold weath- 

 er. The belt arrangement would have 

 to be quite long because of health 

 regulations for some markets specify 

 considerable distance from the barn. 



Portable Belt 

 Conveyor 



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Frame C(/J 



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Portable Belt 

 Conveyor 



Fig. 63. For chopped hay a framework about four feet high would protect 

 the opening from the weight of hay above and still leave unrestricted 

 space at the sides. Research and trial are suggested. 



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