STABLING SUITABLE FOR CATTLE 



3''->5 



Further particulars may be obtained, if desired, by con- 

 sulting Bulletin No. 250, recently issued by the Michi- 

 gan Agricultural College. 



The sketch given below shows the cross-section of a 

 stall constructed for animals which approximate 1,000 

 pounds in weight. They stand on a cement platform 8 feet 

 6 inches wide, which is raised above the level of the alley 

 floors 3 inches at the front and 2 inches at the rear, thus 

 giving the stalls a slope of i inch toward the gutter, 

 which has been found sufficient, and more than 2 inches 

 would be an excess. It will be observed that the space 

 occupied by a meal box on the feed alley side is included 



Seoiion of stalls m M.A.C. Gni» Baef Barn. 



in the width of the platform. In ordinary feeding this 

 may not be necessary, hence the width of the platform 

 could be shortened by the width of the meal box. The 

 stalls are 3 feet to 3 feet 7 inches wide from center to 

 center, and they have been found amply wide. For very 

 small cows even 2^ feet in width may suffice. The dis- 

 tance from the manger to the drop is 5 feet 2 inches, and 

 this has proved quite satisfactory for such cows. For 

 a cow weighing 1,300 to 1,400 pounds 5 feet 8 inches has 

 proved sufficient, while for a cow of 700 pounds not more 

 than 4 feet 6 inches has been found necessary. The 

 bottom of the manger consists of two planks 2 x 12, lying 

 side by side on the cement floor. The front of the 



