DAIRY

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3617, 3 February 1906, Page 4

DAIRY

PERFECT COW STALL. ItflM a Test of Seven Tmh It* De* ' dptr Considers It tb« Best fhlßir «* Its Kind. There is nothing about the dairy . barn that require* so much care and ingenuity as the construction of cow atalls. Contemplating the wisdom 01 an invention that would give not J' -‘-feet comiort to dairy animals, b. i: .urc perfect cleanliness, 1 consw m* •u ons that has proved to be a g:. s-nccesa, after a test oi seven yea . Eiace my stall appeared thousands

«tirymon have placed them iu ti dairy barns and where conotrucud V according to the plana shown in the Illustrations they have always given f' : feet satisfaction. The construction is simple and ' - plans ennlly followed. If a carp* • i--la te« that he mu*.. n

I; changes, as any deviation will result is ruining the whole plan. The plat* \ foroi is made of inch oak doubled. * with broken Joints and a two-inch fall Sl ditch. This platform may be mads »f cement Instead of plank or boards. The ditch should be made watertight. S have found that where a considerable quantity of absorbents are need ‘, v a ditch 16 inches wide, 9 inches deep at J -''tn and 7 inches at walk has is— '.«e greatest satisfaction. v,v.. . -■> < ’ r.t ft platform 6 feet 6 ■' ditch to the piece across II . v.; the stall is just right for ». f. i ri'-ris-.r •*> ,s decrease the length, the hit a being to fence the - cow oaok to the ditch so that all her voiding* will fall into the latter,which insures a clean animal. For the mangers I use two three by three studding, and lay them full length of stalls, so that the feed trough will be 18 inches wide and four Inches above platform after placing a tight bottom of either an 18-inch board or matched flooring. The flange board next to sow i* seven inches * wide, being Just ten inches from top to floor.

opening of th« manger at top |HKfh( to be 18 inches wide. At this VTleel nt all feed, grain, silage, hay oi w /odder la fed. The laet slat at bottom should be only six or seven Inches ' wide from the slanting back of manger, so that nothing but grain or cut feed will pass into the 18-inch trough. Hie eows are tied with the common owivel tie ehain. The partitions for ' the stalls are three feet six inches long andfourfeet high; width of stall, three feet two inches from center to center. The partitions do not follow through past the five-loot post to the slanting back of the manger higher than one foot above the fed trough. This is done eo that green corn or corn stover can be fed more easily, which to many farmers is an feed bin is •a adjunct which manynave attached and run the full length of the feed eJley with door to door, as shown. \f'' This feature eaves many steps In a whole winter’s feeding and holds a large quantity of feed. —Georgs S. Be«it, la Orange Judd Farmer,

BRIEF DAIRY NOTES.

r* U the neglected cow that asm fllU the milking pall. Be merciful to your rows if you expect to male* money in the dairy business.

The cool night* of fall ahould admonish dairymen to house their oows a* o jght.

Bowen freshly cut from the mead•wa form a valuable adjunct io the fall feed of dairy cow*. To allow the cows to lie in open pastures until the nights or* freezing cold Is to invite » steady deereaae Ist milk yield. Unlem the night* are warm end pleasant at this season, It is wise after the evening’* milking to give the eows a feeding of fodder corn or freshly eut rowen, and let them He on dry .bedding in the stable all night. The fodder can be fed to them in their mangers, and) will result in a much s more bountiful yield of milk In the morning than if the sows lay out through a frosty night.—National Ru- ■ nL ■wsatlals In Poultry Cars, There are a few rule® absolutely necessary in the care of all varieties of poultry. Feed regularly at stated times, and give no more than will be eaten up clean. A change of food will be relished and will give a good return. Nests and roosting places must be kept clean and free from offensive Oder. Fresh, clean water should be supplied every day. Quietude and freedom from alarm of any kind are necessary to command their confidence, which i» a very important consideration; keep them familiar with your presence and voice, and do not disappoint their confidence. Ground plaster is one of the beet (Disinfectant* to allay the offensive odors of the heayard, and costa but little.