FARM DAIRYING 



the more necessity for a good system of ventila- 

 tion. Means of letting the air into the stable at 

 or near the ceiling will usually prove best. The 

 air taken in will, by reason of being cold, tend to 

 fall to the floor and thus produce air movements 

 which will keep the air within the stable stirred 

 and uniform. The outlet flues or ventilators must 

 extend to the top of the roof. Up to the present 

 time the King system of ventilation, or a modifi- 

 cation of it, is perhaps one of the best. Details 

 of it may be had from any agricultural college. 

 When the air in a stable is good a person can 

 go in and out from it and not have his clothes 

 saturated with stable odor. Much of the " cowy- 

 flavored " milk is directly due to milking in a 

 badly ventilated stable. The air filled with offen- 

 sive odors is carried into the milk pail, and the 

 damage is done. Whether your stable is old or 

 new, contrive some way of getting the foul air 

 out and pure air in. Direct draught on the cows 

 must be avoided. The muslin ventilation system 

 is not keen enough, unless there is great window 

 space. The muslin gets damp, dust settles on it 

 and often. In a short time, very little air can pass 

 through It. In cold weather the muslin becomes 

 covered with frost and snow, and instead of hav- 

 ing a stable with an even temperature and pure 



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