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the stalls, unless otherwise desired; in which case they 

 can be fastened to rings screwed to the sides of the stalls. 

 A cistern, which collects the water from the roof, is made 

 at B. The front of each stall has a double door, so 

 made that the upper part may be left open for ventila- 

 tion. Ventilating apertures may be made above each 

 door, for use in cold weather. The sheds are arranged 

 in a square, as shown, with a gate at one side for entrance 

 into the interior yard. The yard will give room for ex- 

 ercise, and racks may be provided 

 in it for feeding green fodder, hay 

 or straw. The plan is admirably 

 adapted for the soiling system of 

 feeding, and the making of a large 

 quantity of manure, while forty or 

 fifty cows may be provided with 

 comfortable room, at a cost of $600 

 to $750 only. In many cases, the value of the manure 

 saved by soiling cattle m such a shed will repay its whole 

 cost in one year. A section of the interior is shown 



Fig. 13. 



Fig. 13.— SECTION OF CHEAP BARN AND STABLES. 



at figure 12. At figure 13 is a section of a cheap barn 

 and stables connected. The building may even be 

 brought lower at the eaves, and provide jiens for pigs and 

 calves, or sheep, or open sheds for tools, etc. In this 

 way it is protected from sweeping winds, which can have 

 but little effect upon it. The central space is used for 

 storing hay or grain, or for threshing, and the side 

 spaces for stabling cattle. Three and a half feet in 

 length of floor space will accommodate two head, so 



