The Red Cloud chief., 1885-06-26

APraegssnssss for the Wes-Uessg I'D
Confege of Seo~h.

ArrAaessssass ssr she Wes.0~ssg sd
Cesssers es ss~~a.
Any farmer who proposes 20 build .
s,ab!. VII do well to make = carcfsi
,,ady Of the Internal arrangements ~
qairsl- The grain and groundfeed
bias aai chute. should b. so plaesd n
TO b. reliable in their delivery aad
hand IN the place for missng With
chat. Gu; fodder and water. IL forage
i 10 - s;or ii overhead. the tfoor above
he stock noor should be perfectly tight
aai arranged with chus.s running up
through for easily passing dosn the
fodder io "a. mangrr~ Ncntila;ion
should al>o te sticndssi'io This should
De - arranged tina; the quantity II aif
admitted - fuliy \; command. and yet.
with 'ull ventilation. SD No thorough
DRAFT can strike ID. stock
No l.>s imp"rtAn, arr the stalls or
standing plscrs for hor~s or cath. 40
the ease NAV bc. 70. horses. less than
eight feet IN hcig ht - n: admissible.
and nine feet wpult b. better For
cattle. scyen feet would be sufficient
The floors. whatever The material.
should not soak urine. and wherr there
Is an abundance of >,raw. A. oa a farm.
there Is no mor- ecunom cal place ~
Use sufhcien, to fully soak up all moist
ure. In this case a dry. hard earth
iloor - the perfection OF cnIaiort In thc
hoots. For horses. ~ighscrn Get In
with is none too much for the sable.
With a standing for each hs~>c NJ ssx Va
ely and a half feet by i've feet " ale and
parted one from another. az ~ tails.
by partitions that caa no< b. broken.
The partitions should BE- eoari~i up
three feet above the mang~r. To prcveas
horses biting one another. sad tho
managers should be provided ~i,h rings
,o tie To. They should bc 80 arranged
that Tie halter may fecly pass so anil
fro. and the emu tied TO n Light weigh,
thai shall rest On tho floor when the
horse Is standing still This pre vrns
throwing the leg over the strap asd
getting ca,t
For cattle the stand ng room must
correspond To the slz IL tn. animals.
Tha, j.. b. jus, % long a. la acvomo-
date IN. feet and allow tn. manure -
drop inio the gutter behind For ordI-
my COWS i've and a ball feet from tho
mangcr Ia the ga,ter viii be- about
right The gutter should drop -x
inchc>. and bcs Ntecn or eighteen inches
wide. " ia n space between ul three
f,s,y. This. with feeding space. will re-
quire about twelve feet IN all prom
the width 81 standing given. the space
should bc graded 20 correspond With
tho various ages 81 stock down TO that
for caves.
NoIw~ thstanding all that ha- been
said About the Increased comior tai
cattle tied each separately. ~stanchions
are in general u.s.. hers arr n number
Of improved forms that n low est C To
lie down AMI get up with Iel feet ease.
AMI Ia turn their heads u the side. Tor
each (. stening swings independently of
the other The principal advantage 81
.tanch4oas -. thy prevent cattle from
backing up and thus fouling ihrm.else.
with manure. and in stancbions COWS
can stand much nearer To each otacr
without interference than when tied os
fastened bs bales. though three and q
half feet y little enough when the conn
fort of the stock u taken into consid~rs.
ton. In this space there vii b. no
i~iniculiy. and i, Is of advantage to have
,at,Ie ~ closely together n possib.c.s
Chaago Tribune.