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mortised and pinned at the top to plates upon whicli 

 rafters are laid, and where necessary girders are spiked to 

 the posts. A feed trough is fastened to each inner row 

 of posts, and a hay rack is fixed above each trough ; the 

 passage between the rows of posts is used for the purpose 

 of drawing fodder in a cart or wagon. The spaces be- 

 tween the inner posts form roomy stalls for the cattle, if 

 desired, and if cows are kept the posts may be placed 

 seven feet apart, and double stalls holding two cows each 

 may be made. A tight roof is made overhead, and the 

 gables and part of the sides and ends may be closed in; 

 or the whole may be closed in and .turned into a roomy 



Fig. 17.— CHEAP cow STABLE. 



iind comfortable stable. The author has a shed of this 

 kind on his farm in -western North Carolina. It is 

 found most convenient for the stock, and for storing hay 

 and fodder in the upper part, which is four feet high at 

 the eaves. The roof is made half pitch and consequently 

 gives a large storage space on the upper floor. It is 

 used for milking cow^s and feeding stock cattle in the 

 winter. The cattle are tied by short ropes around the 

 horns. J*n a timber country a shed of this kind may be 

 built for about one dollar per running foot. 

 A Very Cheap Cow Stable for a rural cottage is 



