438 QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. [1 Drc., 1897. 
Small gates, 4 ft. 6in. wide x 5 ft. high, to be placed at ¢#, opening against 
rail of cowstalls. 
Gates to be hung on standards at ~ and on posts at g, as shown on plan. 
Thus making the centre-way of shed 10 ft. clear in width available for carts, 
~ drays, &c., to be taken through building to cowyard, or through 10-ft. gate 
atv; also enabling the cows to be fed with rapidity and saving of labour; ora 
light tram line could be carried through the building along the centre-way 
from hay shed or silo, and cows fed on each side. 
Gates outside at v and v to be 5 ft. high and 10 ft. and 9 ft. wide. Road- 
way from cowyard to shed to be fenced with 4-rail split fence. 
In shed, rails at w between pens to be of 3 ft. x 2 in. hardwood tenoned 
into posts and posts, and posts and standards, respectively. 
Bails to be erected as shown on plan and by Diagram 4, an alternative 
design of bail shown by Diagram B. Another alternative for bail is shown on 
Diagram A at 6 }, to consist of an iron bar bolted at each end through post (0), 
about 1 ft. in length, with a ring to enable a rope or chain to be attached and 
slide up and down, with the other around the neck of cow; this would dispenes 
with the bails and allow cow to be tied close for milking or looser for keeping 
in stalls at night. The top rail («) of bails to be double 3 in. x 2 in. hard- 
wood rabitted on to the bail posts, one on each side, to leave 2 in. space between 
to admit of bail sliding to and fro—to extend the whole length of the stalls. 
Feeding-troughs (y) to be 15 in. at back, 12 in. at bottom, and 18 in. in 
front, to extend the whole length of the stalls. Feeding-trough to be nailed 
against standards, and rest upon the bottom rail (vw). 
This outline for building cowshed may be too elaborate for the majority 
of dairymen, but where rough timber is available the main plan of the building 
could be adhered to, and a shed could be erected at a greatly reduced cost; 
for instance— 
For Standards, rough timber, 7 in. diameter. 
,» Posts i) 7 7 in. RS 
,, Top plates ,, a 7 in. 7 
Rafters and joists, saplings about 5 in. diameter. 
Supports for joists on standards, rough timber about 7 in. diameter. 
Roof battens, light saplings. 
Rails, saplings about 5 in. diameter. 
Bails, rough timber of slightly larger size than specified. 
Flooring, stone pitching could be substituted if stone in locality ; or 
sawn blocks of 6 in. diameter, 6 in. long, placed on end could be 
used, 
, Drains, stone-pitching or half-round hollow logs. 
Walls could be made of bark or slabs. 
Roof of thatch, bark, palings, or shingles. 
-Hayloft could be floored with light slabs. 
Gates and doors could be made from split timber. 
The whole of the work could in this manner be carried out by the aid of 
this plan and information by any handy man used to carpentering work. 
