or 12x12, and the building can be made of any material that ordinary farm 

 buildings are made of. If possible the floor should be of cement, sloping 

 from the head of the stable to a gutter in the center of the building. The 

 gutter can be sloped to one end of the building and empty into a tank on 

 the outside if the owner wishes to save the manure, which is a very valuable 

 fertilizer. With an old broom the barn may be easily kept in a clean 

 condition. 



"STALLS FOR GOAT HOUSES" 

 From Hook, Bulletin No. 68, B. A. I., U. S. Dept. Agri. 



The stalls are usually made from 18 to 24 inches wide and each one 

 should be provided with a low portable floor made of narrow pieces of lum- 

 ber with a small space between the pieces to allow the liquid manure to 

 pass through. This floor should project beyond the sides of the stall far 

 enough to allow the does room enough to stand upon it. The stalls should 

 be provided with a foot-board with a rack above for feed. This rack is 

 almost indispensible in feeding milch goats. The hay in it is easy of 

 access and not so much of it will be spoiled by the goat getting it under 

 her feet, for a goat will not eat feed that has been trampled upon. The 

 rack can be made of % or % inch iron bars or a piece of heavy wire 

 fencing. The foot boards should be 12 or 14 inches wide. A hole should 

 be cut in this board to place a bucket or similar vessel from which to feed 

 grain or vegetables from. The foot-board should be strong, as the doe 

 will use it to place her feet upon in reaching for feed in the rack above. 

 This is a natural position the goat prefers in securing its feed. It is an 



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