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There should be no high sills v/here the cows 

 must step over them or they may injure their 

 udder in this way. 



An up-to-date cow barn should contain one 

 or more large box stalls for cows that are 

 calving and one or more calf stalls, where the 

 calves may be kept after they are weaned. 



Up to the present time concrete or brick 

 are much more satisfactory for the floors of 

 the cow stable than wood and is used in almost 

 all new stables that are being built now. They 

 last much longer, require very little or no re- 

 pair and can be easily and thoroughly cleaned 

 and disinfected. 



Equipment of the Dairy Barn. 



Several firms make a special equipment for 

 the cow barn and this equipment is made of 

 steel. This is practically indestructible, is neat 

 in appearance, but very little more expensive 

 than wood fixtures, more compact, easily 

 cleaned and kept clean, is not injured by damp- 

 ness or disinfectants and is much more sani- 

 tary. 



The stanchions are usually swung from both 

 top and bottom by a short chain and this gives 

 the cow much comfort when eating and while 

 lying down. The feed troughs are so con- 

 structed as to be easily cleaned and being 

 tightly constructed they eliminate the waste of 

 grain and semi-solid foods. 



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