The more simple the division the better. A bit of 1^-inch iron 

 pipe bent to enter the cement at right angles and to fasten to the 

 dividing posts next the manger is probably the best sort to use. 

 An examination of the various cuts and plans will convey a better 

 idea of what is meant than a page of explanation. 



FEED ROOM CONVENIENCE. 



The feed room should be sufficiently large to permit of the pre- 

 paration of the feed for the stock with as little inconvenience as 

 possible. In planning the buildings it s'hould be sotu'ght to have the 

 feed room near the silos, the root shed and the meal bins. The 

 floor should be of cement so that the feed may be mixed thereon. 

 From the feed room to the stable the feed can be conveyed either by 

 trucks or by an overhead feed carrier. A scale should be provided 

 to weigh the feed as dispensed. 



CARRIERS AND TRACKS. 



The removal of the manure from the stable and the transporta- 

 tion of food from feed room to cow are matters of no small conse- 

 quence in large cow barns. The principal considerations to be kept 

 in mind when attempting to decide upon the system most likely to 

 prove satisfactory in any given barn are: Width of passages, clean- 

 liness, economy of labour, speed, durability, and amount of distur- 

 bance likely to accompany cleaning or feeding operations when 

 carried on by the particular system introduced. 



For removing manure it is probable that, where space will permit, 

 using the team and* manure spreader will prove most satisfactory. 

 Where space is very limited, some overhead track system would 

 probably be the best to install. Where space allowance is fairly 

 liberal, however, the large, water-tight wheel barrow is, in the writer's 

 opinion, the best carrier to use from the standpoint of cleanliness, 

 speed nnd economy of labour. 



For carrying the feed, the truck on three wheels is, according to 

 the writer's rather extensive observations and careful study of the 

 question, easily the most satisfactory system from the standpoints 

 of economy of labour, cleanliness, convenience, disturbance of cattle 

 and low cost of maintenance. 



BOX STALL ACCOMMODATION. 



The stalls and boxes for calves, bulls, sick animals, or for any 

 other purpose, should be in a building adjacent to, but if possible 



