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the side of the baim as a convenience in feeding. 

 I prefer to have the stable built as an " L " to the 

 bam. A cow stable should have as much light 

 as a dwelling house and more than many of the 

 old style dwellings. Put in full sized windows, 

 using 9x14 six-light sash. Put the ceiling ten 

 feet from the floor; eight feet will answer if you 

 cannot do better. Ceil all the side walls and 

 overbed with matched lumber to protect from 

 the frost in winter and to give a better surface 

 to keep clean. 



Ventilation. — The plan of having a certain 

 number of cubic feet for air without any system 

 of ventilation is not up-to-date, and is not eco- 

 nomical in any way. "We should have a sys- 

 tem of ventilation that will give a constant 

 change of air. I use the King system and know 

 of nothing better. 



Disposal of Manure. — ^We doubtless get the 

 most out of our manure when it is removed from 

 the stable and spread over a field. There is con- 

 siderable food value in manure for hogs when 

 the cows are being well fed on grain, even when 

 all the grain is ground, and it doubtless pays in 

 dollars to utilize this. I have known dairymen 

 to allow their hogs to enter the stable and glean 

 the manure before the cows were put out and 

 then load the manure onto the spreader or a 

 wagon and take it to the field. This method is 

 entirely practical, as is also the practice of put- 



