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and in cleaning out the latter may be swung to one 

 side, either at right angles to the position shown, or 

 removed entirely by unhanging it, thus making 

 a clear passage from one end of the stable to the 

 other, which is thus easily flushed and cleaned by 

 turning on a hose. These feed-box partitions are 

 held stationary by a simple fastening, as shown at h. 

 A two-inch galvanized gas pipe A forms the top of " 

 manger. The floor on which the cattle stand may 

 be thoroughly cleaned with the greatest of ease, and 

 no place is left to accumulate filth. 



The platform on which the cows stand is also 

 made of cement, or boards, or plank laid in cement. 

 There should be no air space under the floor to col- 

 lect dampness and rot the timbers. The distance 

 from manger to drop, without grating, for ordinary 

 sized cows, should begin at four feet six or eight 

 inches at one end of the stable, and may be reduced 

 to four feet at the other end, and then place the cows 

 according to their size or length. With an iron grat- 

 ing over the drop, the platform should be made about 

 six inches shorter, so as to bring the hind feet of the 

 cow onto the grating. 



Cattle Ties. 



Where economy of space is required, stanchions 

 (which should always be the swinging kind — see 

 illustration) enable the cattle to be put in stalls 

 about three feet apart from centre to centre. 



But where pure-bred animals are kept, and it is 

 desirous to make as favorable a display of them in 



