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bare cement floor but should have plenty of 

 bedding to keep them from the cement. In case 

 the dairyman cannot for any reason do this, it 

 will be best for him to put a board or plank floor 

 on top of the cememt. 



A Stable Without Stalls.— The plan of having 

 the cows run loose in a stable without stalls or 

 ties except stalls in which to put the cows, a few 

 at a time, to be milked, appears to be gaining 

 friends. I know some who are using this method 

 and are very much pleased with it. The cows 

 are fed their roughage in mangers in the open 

 stable and also get their water there. They are 

 fed their ground feed in the milking stalls at 

 milking time. 



There are some strong points in favor of this 

 method. The cows are more comfortable than 

 when confined in a stall or stancheon. The 

 manure does not need to be moved until it is 

 drawn to the land and there is no waste, as it is 

 under cover. This method requires that suffi- 

 cient bedding be used to absorb all the liquid 

 manure, otherwise the cows could not be kept 

 clean, and this is what every dairyman should 

 do to save all the manure. The cows pack the 

 manure in this way so there is practically no 

 loss from fermentation. I am so much pleased 

 with this method that in case I fit up more 

 cow stables I shall adopt it. 



