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box, the hypotenuse side of which goes back into the 

 mow. The door is on the side next to the driveway, 

 and the floor underneath is cut away. 



Chutes for meal may be of any size called for, but 

 usually they are small, not more than, say, 6x8 inches. 



The lighting of stables. — This question, though 

 greatly important, is too seldom given that attention 

 which its importance deserves. Abundance of light 

 greatly facilitates the performance of work. An ample 

 supply of sunlight admitted into stables is exceedingly 

 helpful in destroying hurtful forms of germ life, and in 

 otherwise promoting the health of the animals confined 

 within them. 



It would not be possible to state the relation that 

 should always exist between the area of a stable and the 

 window space that would light it perfectly, as this is 

 influenced materially by the width of the stable, by the 

 height of the ceiling and by the relation of the stable 

 to adherent appendages that may be conjoined to it. 

 The wider the building, the lower the ceiling, and the 

 greater the wall space covered by banks of earth or by 

 adherent structures, the greater is the necessity for large 

 window space. 



The agricultural experiment station at Lansing, Mich- 

 igan, has given much attention to this question. The 

 conclusions reached from these pioneer investigations, 

 as stated in Bulletin 250, are that a well-lighted cattle 

 stable should have i square foot of window space for 

 every 20 to 25 square feet of floor surface. It also calls 

 attention to the fact that the light secured, both as to 

 quantity and distribution, is much influenced by the 

 shape of the window and the height at which it is placed. 

 The narrower the window and the higher it is placed, 

 the less is the admittance and diffusion of sunlight. 



Although it would not be possible to lay down hard 

 and fast rules for the admittance of light into stables, 

 the following statements should be considered by inter- 



