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LIGHT 



The germicidal effects and the beneficent influence of sunlight 

 are well known, and in the construction of a cow barn, arrangements 

 should be made to admit as much light as possible. Windows should 

 be as large and as frequent as the strength of the wall will allow. 

 There should, if possible, be from 5 to 7 square feet of glass for each 

 animal it is intended to keep in the stable. Windows shomild be so 

 constructed that they may be easily opened or closed and should be 

 protected with wire screens to permit of their being left open in 

 summer without admitting flies. Double windows for winter are a 

 great advantage in most parts of the Dominion. They not only 

 prevent draughts where not wanted or needed but keep the inner 

 windows comparatively free from frost and from the alternate 

 melting off and freezing over so uncomfortable to man and beast and 

 so effective in shutting out light when most needed. 



WHITEWASHING. 



As an aid in giving a bright, clean appearance to the interior 

 of the cow bam and as an excellent hygienic practice, periodical 

 whitewashing of the walls and ceiling cannot be too highly com- 

 mended. As a wash for either inside or outside :uee, the following, 

 if properly applied, will prove satisfactory: 



Half a bushel of unslaked lime, slake with warm water, cover 

 it during the process to keep in the steam; strain the liquid through 

 a fine sieve or strainer; add a peck of salt previously well 

 dissolved in warm water, three pounds of ground rice boiled to a 

 thin paste and stir in boiling hot; half a pound of powdered Spanish 

 whiting and a poitod of glue which has been previously dissolved 

 over a slow fire, and add five gallons hot water to the mixture, stir 

 well and let it stand for a few days, covered up from the dirt. It 

 should be put on hot. One pint of the mixture will cover a square 

 yard, properly applied. Small brushes are best. There is nothing 

 that can compare with it for outside or inside work, and it retains its 

 brilliancy for many years. Colouring matter may be put in and 

 made of any shade, Spanish brown, yellow ochre or common clay. 



FLOORS. 



The floor of the stable should be laid out in cement and be so 

 constructed as to be easily kept clean. Needless to say, cement 



