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DAIRY FARMING 



may be of the roller type, but on the inside it is desir- 

 able to have swing doors. The latter fit tighter and thus 

 aid in making the barn warmer during the winter. 



MISCELLANEOUS. 



Combination Barn. (From Hoard's Dairyman.) 



A "Switch" Board. This is an invention of Math. 

 Michels on whose farm it has proven an absolute protec- 

 tion to the milker against the cow's switch (tail) during 

 fly season. It consists of an inch board, 8 inches wide 

 and 4 feet long suspended from a wire. The latter runs 

 close behind the cows and is fastened about 6^2 feet 

 above the floor. The board slides on the wire and is 

 pushed right opposite the milker. 



Any farmer can fix up a board of this kind at a trifling 

 expense and positively protect himself from any annoy- 

 ance from the cow's switch during milking. 



A Cheap Home Made Stall. Stanchion supports are 

 made by running two 2x6-inch planks along both the bot- 

 tom and top of the stanchion and supporting the whole 

 structure by placing 2x6-inch planks upright, in front of 

 each partition. The lower end of these upright planks is 



