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eating, so preventing " scrapping " among the goats, 

 and insuring an equal portion to each animal. It still 

 further prevents the waste of hay, since it is impossible 

 for the doe to extract her head while she is feeding. Kids 



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Fig. 60. — Detail of feed box — two pairs of stanchions shown without the lock- 

 ing boards. Spaced suitably for kids: '(.4) base board of the side of the feed box, 

 l"x8"; (6) top piece of feed box, 2"x4"; (C) one stanchion, l"x3", piece cut out 

 for head opening lji"xl2"; (Z>) extra piece nailed on outside of the stanchions, 

 for the kids to put their fore feet on, in order to reach up to the head opening; 

 (£')head opening, 6" wide; (F) neck slot, 3" wide; iG) distance from center of one 

 pair to center of next pair, — 12". For a mature doe, E-~", F-4" and G-IS". 

 The space thus left between each pair of stanchions is filled in with lathes. 

 For bucks, E-9". F-G", ry-24". 



ought not to be locked in, but older animals do better if 

 they are thus fastened for an hour or two for each feed 

 of hay. 



