Cows accept and use free stalls faster in open, well lighted and ventilated barns. Keep lights on in the free stall area all night. Do not feed or water cows in the stalls. Rake or kick manure droppings from stalls at least once a day. This takes less than 20 minutes for a 50-cow herd.
Scrape alleys once a day, or certainly no less than three times a week.
Cows refusing to use the stalls may be tied to them for a few days. Separate cows in heat from the main herd. Don't house heifers with the milking herd. 10 Provide maternity stalls and treatment area for cows due to freshen or needing treatment. Issued in furtherance of the acts of May 8 and June 30, 1914.