Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-09-20

The ordinary method of tying cattle III
barns. as | find it in the vicinity Of Boston
seems ''eruel" 1 refer to the practice of
combining the animals neck between two stiff
stanchious. There can be but little rest for
the animal while confined in this manner. nor
freedom to change its position. 1t cannot
turn its head to lick" or rub itself or to
rest in sleep. After Il time the floor is worn
smooth under the torefeet. so that it slips
back, while reaching for food. Let the hU-
name think of these things, and they will not
be slow to discard so unnatural method of
combining their animals But what mode of
fastening is better Some years ago l worked
out this problem to my own satisfaction. and
to the satisfaction OF a few neighbors who
adopted my plan. As near as l can describe
it by writing it Is as follows Each COW is
provided with a stall four feet wide. The
partitions may be made of boards instead of
plank, and need not be so high nor so long as
for horses. Let the floor be level. or very
nearly so. and long enough for the animal to
stand easy upon 1t. Instead OF the ordinary
Crib, make a feeding rack. rs follows
Place piece Of plank Six inches wide across
the stall twenty inches above the floor and
twenty inches from its edge. next the animal
to the partition in front of the animal and
firmly tasteu it there. Two feet above this
plank put u piece of ioist, say 2X3 inches,
AtlOh LLlt STALL III the hillt WHY. Will llS ElEe
next the animal plumb with the same edge of
the plank below. Upon the face edges of
these. next the animal. nail upright Stats, or
strips of board. say two inches wide and six
inches apart III tine clear. The space above
the ioist to the chamber floor is closed, and
that below the cross plank is closed from It's
edge farthest from the COW TO the floor. A
sloping back is fixed TO the rack resting on
the edge of the cross-plank next the feeding
floor, as to make the rack say twenty
inches high and twenty inches wide at the
top. Where the feeding Is from the floor
above, the back of rack can be carried up to
the flooring. With this feeding rack all the
feed will come forward to the animals mouth
there Is no reaching to get 1t. The animal
cannot get forward so as to leave its drop
pings where it must lie down. and it still has
ample freedom of motion, with the method
Of tying now to be described. common
tie chain IS suspended from the centre Of the
loist at the top of the rack. by means of a
staple and piece of small chain. or rope. 50
that its longest part. when not claspcd, will
nearly reach the floor. The COW is tied with
this chain, which is always in place and easy
to adjust. The animal while securely fast
ened, can change position at pleasure cau
lick or rub her sides can lie down upon
either side with perfect ease, and she cannot
soil the forward part of her stall so as tC
waste any hay that may fall from.the rack
and if the floor and partitions are made tight
grain and meal may be fed on the floor, as
have fed them many times And. wlthul
when she lies down, the tying arrangement
causes her 10 draw forward a little, away
from the manure, instead of stepping bacl
and lying down il it, When using this stall
l had no more annoyance from filth in milk
ing than when tine cows were at pasture
Each animal. too, Is protected from annoy
ance by any other; and can cat, rest, anC
sleep IN peace. 1t is not easy TO describe
clearly my arrangement Of stall and method
OF tying without diagrams, but / think on,
mny get very near the right idea of il 10y
carefully observing the above direction. III,
thing is really very simple any man who il
half u mechanic can easily construct il, ant
it Is not expensive. l have no object i'll pre-
septing it, but TO relieve dumb animals iron
what l think is hard treatment There Is Nc
patent upon the invention; it is free 10 AL.
". DYER IN Our Dum5 AHimdA.