156 ILLINOIS STATE DAIRYMEN'S ASSOCIATION 



Answer : Yes, sir. 



Question : How do you like sawdust ? 



Answer : I don't know. It makes good bedding but not, 

 a good manure. 



This kind of space is wonderfully good for the cows. Use 

 enough bedding so that it will be clean. Here's the water from 

 the outside ; it goes underground and connects up here. 



If I was to build again, I would build differently. I would 

 build the walls of cement or cement blocks. I would put my 

 milking stanchions by themselves in a shed and not in the barn. 



I want to leave three words with you; keep them in mind: 

 First, ''Protection. " Second, Sunlight. Third, Convenience. 



Question : I have had trouble with rheumatism among the 

 cows on account of dampness in the concrete walls. 



Answer : It is due to lack of ventilation. 



