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stand in wet weather and keep clean. Sometimes only a part of 

 the cow yard is concrete and this may be enclosed with a fence 

 while another part or the dirt yard may be used in dry weather. 



Plate 20. End Construction, Model Farmers' Barn on Wisconsin 

 State Fair Grounds. 



715. Protection from flies is one of the advantages obtained 

 by the concrete cow yard and by removal of manure away from 

 the stable. A muddy yard and heaps of manure are the best kind 

 of breeding places for flies. It is much more economical to re- 

 move the cause than to buy sprays and washes that have to be 

 renewed each day in order to protect the cows and the milkers 

 from flies. 



