Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-05-30
THE DAIRY.


S'Ae's Floor 0Ao 0faNehteMA
A correspondent Of the Fa,m. Field ana
StockmGa. whs asked for the best method
for making . stable door and stanchiona
for COW stable. received the following
answer:
The best Asor. 80 far a. psruanency 10
concerned, and without liability 70 injury
from slipping. 10 block pavement, treatsd 4
with gravel we'll pounded in and gas tar.
A plank floor, however. will be cheaper 90
far 40 first cost 10 concerned. OF stanchion, |,
not patented the best ~ know 10 what
10 termed the Stafford Stanchiou, the pat.
ent on which expired in 1885. This con-
sists in hanging the upright parts OF the
stanchion loosely In the top striuger, and
securing the bottom Of the stanchion to the
lower stringer BY rope or chain. 90 o. to
give limited pendutum-like movement to
tho stanNhion. This arrangement and cor. /.
struction results IN freedom Of motion, 90
that the stock may turn their heads from
the feeding place when lying down, and
does not conhns their heads In An unnat.
ural position. The vertical stapchion rails
beina hung loosely. and revolving ID. the
lower hofiscntaf yoke. may twist 70 tho
right or left to degree that would bring
the lower yoke nearly or quite in q line
with the length of the stall. A rope or
chain 10 connected 70 tho lower horizontal
yoke at one end and 10 the floor at the
other, to prevent too great swinging
movement Of the lower ends Of the STAN
chion rails.
Good Gates.
II cows are kept, as is often The case,
more to secure the calves than for any
other particular purpose, il il certainly an
item worth looking after to be SURE the
calves are OF good blood. There IL much
IN the breed, yet NO amount Of care IN the
selection and breeding will make up for
feed and care. When COW in calf IL al.
lowed to run down during the winter, we
can hardly expect good calf; at least il
will fall considerably short Of what II would
he, other things being equal, ii the COW
was kept in good, thrifty condition. At
the start, IL good growth 10 10 be secured,
. full supply Of nutritious milk must be
supplied, and COW that has been wintered
in poor condition will not be In a condi.
tion 10 supply this, 90 that We lose. In two
ways. SO far as the calf 10 concerned. We
fail to secure ~ good . calf. aud then do
not secure the growth We should. Or
course. by giving an extra quantity OF rich
food. the quality and quantity Of the milk
can soon he increased. and the condition
OF the COW gradually improved, but con.
siderably larger quantity will be necessary
to do this. ihan il the cows had been
thrifty all winter.
1t 10 very difficult 10 secure anything like
a good grain whom the COW 10 furnishing .
supply Of milk for her cali. This IL the
case when the COW is in ordinary good con.
dition, but when she is run down by indif.
ferent feeding, during the winter, Il 10 still
more difficult. In fact il 10 very doubtful
IL her condition 10 bettsred much until the
calf can commence feeding. Nor will j,
The calf be as good ~ II would with the
COW In q good condition.
It 10 hardly coed argument that because
With care In the selection and mating Of the
breeding stock We are able TO secures q
fairly good calf that no better would have
been secured II We had kept the COW In a
good, thrifty condition. All are essential
Il the best results are secured; md in pro-
portion as we full to give these, or any
,ne of them, we mu expect lowering Of
he quality Of the calf.