lloors should be washed with the aid of a strong jet of 

 water. 



The floors and stalls should be made water-tight 

 and have sufficient slope to allow the water and liquid 

 manure to flow into a tank outside the building. From 

 there it may be run or pumped into a liquid manure 

 spreader and be sprayed over the fields. In this way the 

 cleaning of the stables can be performed in a very short 

 time and in an efficient manner. 



If for climatic reasons the cows must be kept inside 

 for a long time, as is the case in the northern States and 

 Canada, the cleaning of the stables is more complicated- 



In such locations, the manure-gutters should be 

 wider and deeper so that the co\vs may lie down without 

 touching the manure. The manure should be removed at 

 least once every day, twice is much better. 



After the gutter has been emptied and cleaned the 

 bedding nearest to the gutter should be taken from the 

 stalls and spread in the same, thereby preventing splash- 

 ing when the droppings fall. 



The rest of the bedding is now brought backward and 

 supplementary bedding brought under the front part of 

 the cows. From time to time all the bedding should be 

 removed, the floors of the stalls cleaned of dirt by scrub- 

 bing and scraping, and entirely fresh bedding put on. 



Considerations When Constructing Stables 



AYhen constructing new stables, iron and concrete 

 should be preferably used. Stables made of this mate- 

 rial are not only more durable, but assure easy cleaning. 

 However, a good sanitary stable may be built of wood 

 (see illustration on page 27), although the cleaning is 

 not as easy as one of concrete and requires therefore 

 more time and labor. 



The number of corners should be limited as far as 

 possible. Corners are a nuisance in stables as they are 



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