CHAPTER III 

 THE COW STABLE 

 T HEARD an old Scotchman, who proved it 

 ■■• true, say many times, there were only two 

 things for which a farmer should mortgage his 

 farm, — first, to drain the land properly, so as to 

 raise good crops, for prosperity cannot rise from 

 wet, cold soil — the lalid must be drained ; second, 

 to build good barns in which to house the stock 

 and crop. These two conditions, rightly man- 

 aged, will erect a fine home and make a comfort- 

 able bank account. 



I wish space permitted a lengthy discussion on 

 the construction of the cow stable. It does seem 

 to me that the health of the cows and the purity 

 of the milk depend greatly on the stable. Four 

 things are of prime importance, — sunlight, pure 

 air, tight dry floors, and the comfort of the 

 animals. 



The first recorded utterance of God is, "Let 

 there be light," and further it is stated, " God saw 

 the light that it was good." The Creator of all 

 thitigs knew that light was good. We know it is 

 good. Then why shut it out of our cow stables? 



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