THE DIMENSIONS OF THE STALLS 



187 



less directly against the windows. But if these are only mod- 

 erate in number and placed horizontally so that the bottom is 

 about four and one-half feet from the floor, the light will not be 

 severe on any and will be actually restful to all those located 

 between the windows. 



To make it lighter for work throughout the stable the whole 

 interior may be whitewashed. In fact a good whitewashing- 

 applied by means of a spray pump to reach the crevices and 

 cracks is to be recommended once or twice a year to kill disease 

 and other germs. Many barns have been built, of late years, 

 with so much glass surface as to be too warm on bright days 

 and too cold on windy ones and at the same time not particu- 

 larly well lighted because the interior was left in some dark color. 

 A more wholesome and dependable condition can be procured 

 by employing less glass and more whitewash. 



The dimensions of the stalls best suited to dairy cows nat- 

 urally vary with the breed or rather the size of the cows to be 

 fitted. The following table will indicate the needed distances: 



Naturally, the breed of cows to be kept should be settled 

 upon before the stable is built. 



It is found very convenient to have the width of the bed 

 on which the cows stand vary from, say 5 feet 3 inches at one 

 end to 4 feet 3 inches at the other, if Holsteins are kept, or from 

 4 feet 6 inches to 3 feet 10 inches for Jerseys. In this way 

 smaller cows of the breed or young stock may be placed at one 

 end of the barn and larger ones at the other end, where they 

 all will be kept clean. 



As to the width needed, many people try to save space and 

 in doing so cramp the cows and surely cause them to be uncom- 



