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floors of concrete on the score of permanency, sani- 

 tation and even of first cost. There are many 

 places about the stable where wood is short-lived 

 and unsatisfactory at best. 



In addition to the regular stabling for the milk- 

 ing herd, a liberal number of box-stalls should be 

 provided that may be used as quarters for cows 

 about to drop calves or for exceptionally good 

 animals to which it is desired to give special atten- 

 tion. These stalls may also be utilized as calf pens. 

 Such stalls and pens may be inexpensively con- 

 structed of wood, or, if means permit, they may 

 be purchased ready to erect from dealers. Iron 

 box-stalls are rather high in first cost, but they 

 have many advantages in the way of neatness and 

 durability. 



Hay-mows should be provided above the stable 

 and the hay dropped down through chutes directly 

 into the feeding alleys. Most professional archi- 

 tects and sanitarians will not approve of this ar- 

 rangement, but any one who has really served his 

 apprenticeship around a bam will understand the 

 simplicity and labor-saving advantages of the 

 plan. Moreover, the objections are on the whole 

 theoretical. 



Light should be provided in abundance, the only 

 limit being that in cold weather a single thickness 

 of glass allows heat to be lost very rapidly and, as 

 will be emphasized later, this is serious in severe 

 climates. 



