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waste. The shed is a good place to feed fodder corn or shief 

 oats, as the pigs get the shatterings and the refuse may be used 

 for bedding. What long stalks are thrown out of racks have 

 never been noticed in the manure. A water tank with good float 

 valve affords the cows access to water at all times, and the shed 

 is a good place for the cows during the first cold rains in fall." 



11. " By this method we have cleaner cows and increased 

 milk flow; we save labor in cleaning stables, and in hauling out 

 manure; and the fertility in the manure is preserved more com- 

 pletely." 



12. " I consider the chief advantages to be the comfort 

 and cleanliness of the herd and the saving of labor." 



14. " In any case the closed shed most assuredly saves 

 labor, for the cows do not require so much grooming and there 

 is less work in handling manure. The cows are centainly more 

 comfortable in the shed and what favors the health and comfort 

 of the cows favors the production of milk. I believe that I had 

 two cases of abortion caused by keeping the cows too much in 

 the stanchions." 



15. " The advantages are saving of labor in cleaning 

 stables, bedding cows and feeding roughage ; cleanliness ; allow- 

 ing cows more exercise, and preserving the manure in much 

 better condition." 



16. " This method saves a great deal of labor in feeding 

 and in stable cleaning and the cows are more at their ease. The 

 same cows in a pen soon become used to each other and never 

 make trouble after being handled in this way for a little time, 

 each one almost invariably stands in the same place while eating. 

 When cows are kept in this way the value of the manure is nearly 

 double, as the liquid is saved and no leaching takes place." 



17. " Our cattle are cleaner than any herd of stalled cattle 

 I ever saw. A soiled cow is a rare sight in our herd. By this 

 method we have increased milk yield and greater healthfulness ; 

 have not had a case of milk fever since our dairy started. We 

 consider the system a success." 



