A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



days. A board six inches wide, and long 

 enough to reach from the gutter to the front 

 of the stable, was found and placed a foot 

 from the side wall. The cement was mixed 

 according to directions, poured into the space 

 behind the board, quickly smoothed over 

 the surface with a trowel, and left for twenty- 

 four hours to harden. Then the board was 

 moved down another foot and the flooring 

 process repeated, until the whole floor was 

 covered. By placing the board one inch 

 from each of the sides of the gutter, it was 

 possible to give it a "stone" surface. Two 

 boxes, one for water, the other for feed, were 

 treated in a like manner. The whole cost 

 was $6, and we had a stable easily cleaned, 

 the most important consideration for the home 

 of Gush. 



There are many and doubtless better 

 methods of feeding, but ours answers very 

 well, for our cows give plenty of milk, and are 

 healthy. From October to April, night and 

 morning, a big pail of hay, or corn stalks 



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