56 THE FARM DAIRY. 



all suoh accidents we can as a preventiad 

 against ugly cows and ugly milkers. 



Feeding Space. — ^It is not necessary that the 

 feed alleys be more than four feet wide, al- 

 though it is more convenient to have them 

 wider. The alleys through which the cows pass 

 in going in and out of a bam need not be more 

 than five feet wide unless one wishes to drive 

 through the ham with a wagon in taking the 

 manure out, and in this case it is not really a 

 necessity, as the cows may b© turned out of the 

 stable and the manure wagon may then be 

 driven on the platform. Whether or not to 

 build the stable for two or more rows of cows 

 is a matter of choice in the main. When putting 

 in two rows have their rumps together so that 

 a wagon may be driven through to get the 

 manure, and when four rows are put in, it is best 

 to have the pairs of rows with rumps together 

 which will require a center feed alley and one 

 on each side. This will make more labor in 

 feeding but is preferable to having three manure 

 alleys. More light can be secured in a stable 

 with only two rows of cows, but all the light 

 necessary can be secured when there are four 

 rows and arranged so that light can be admitted 

 from three sides. 



Many times the stable is built as a lean-to on 

 one side or two sides of the bam, in which case 

 it is good practice to have the manger toward 



