1 36 Soiling. 



STABLE MANAGEMENT IN SUMMER. 



The stable management for summer is just the 

 reverse of the winter method, i.e., during summer, 

 as soon as fly time begins, that is, June ist, or be- 

 fore, the windows of the barn should be darkened, 

 the cattle kept in all day, and turned out in an or- 

 chard or a small enclosure nights after milking, and 

 admitted to the barn early next morning. During 

 the night the barn doors may be left open, but they 

 should be closed as soon as the cattle enter and kept 

 closed all day as much as possible. You will find 

 with the outside walls built as described, with two 

 air spaces, that when the cool night air is shut in 

 the barn the heat of the sun will have no effect 

 upon it, except from the fresh air that afterward 

 enters through the flues. This will not make much 

 impression, as all the woodwork and floors are 

 thoroughly cooled during the night, and will remain 

 so to a great extent all day. 



We have now shown the advantages of soiling 

 and the most convenient barn construction for pur- 

 suing the system most economically. We may now 

 turn our attention to the best crops for soiling. 



