364 THE MANAGEMENT AND FEEDING OF CATTLE 



The simplest form of stall is made by placing a pole 

 or scantling between the cattle, the lower end of which 

 is fastened to the floor near the drop, and the upper end 

 secured in place sufficiently high above the mangers. 

 The simplest arrangement for tying is a pole planted 

 upright on the stall side of the manger, on which a ring 

 with tie attached moves up and down. The simplest 

 form of manger is that which has a board or plank fas- 

 tened on edge on the passage side, and a scantling or 

 pole held firmly in place on the stall side. In case of 

 need these may be made to answer the purpose with 

 beginners. 



The old-time double stalls are still in favor with 

 many, in which the ties slide up and down on iron rods 

 bolted to the side of the stall above the manger. In 

 dairy stables milking is made easily practicable by caus- 

 ing the cow not being milked to stand, for the time 

 being, toward the far side of the stall. But this form 

 of stall, notwithstanding its simplicity, and the saving 

 effected in the stall divisions, has been objected to for 

 milch cows, on the ground that a cow standing may 

 occasionally injure the udder of one lying down by 

 treading on it, but this rarely happens. 



Several stalls are on the market, for some of which 

 patents have been secured, and all of these have more or 

 less merit, but, on the other hand, they have their weak 

 points. A careful study of the question has led the 

 author to the conclusion that the cattle stalls now in 

 use at the Michigan experiment station at Lansing are 

 not only highly adapted to the needs of the station in 

 relation to the feeding of the cattle under experiment 

 and otherwise, but that in their essential features they 

 may be adopted with much advantage in the construc- 

 tion of stables by farmers and dairymen. Through the 

 courtesy of those in charge, several sketches of stalls 

 and mangers are given that are now in use in that in- 

 stitution, accompanied by a brief description of the same. 



