The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-12-20

CAe Odrn towards the public road, opens
Into yard 32x50 that has tight floor
Q inches thick up off the ground but on
solid foundation. Through the front
gate OF this yard by residence to the
road side gate leads to small pas
ture for the mules; from another gate
is an incline plank road 100 feet long
to an elevation of feet for the dump
ing yard. On the other side the gate
leads to the COW pastures. The drain
behind the COWS is seven inches lower
at the south end and they are connected
with plank under drain that carries
all the liquids into the field AS all the
floors are water tight, underneath, in
side and the surroundings of the barn
is free from the filth and moisture that
is such a prolific source Of disease to
cattle. The COW stable is divided into
double tails feet wide and each stall
has q plank by inches set edgeway
in the center to prevent one COW from
laying down in the space allotted to the
other. The outside partition to each
stall is feet high and inches thick
made By double boards on each side
of pinch upright. The tie up for
each COW is @ clevis 20 inches long with
a ring swivel, and held by bolts at each
end that passes through the up right
The chain that goes around the cows
neck is tied in the center to the swivel
by small rope that can be cut in case
of fire or trouble with the COW. The
ring in the clevis slipping up and down
allows the COW to lay down or get up,
and the swivel prevents the chain from
twisting On one end of the chain is
ring, the other a tee. Each cow finds
her own stall and Mr.. Peterson claims
he can tie the 40 COWS in minutes. A
nail is driven in the upright Is inches
above the clevis and the ring end Of
the chain is hung on it when the COWS
are Ioosened to hold the chain con
venient for use. The manger is two
feet WIDE elevation next to the COW is
2 by plank set edgeways. It cannot
the cow getting up The further side
first has plank the same as front but
from it's top 3 feet wide is the back of
rnz, ger sloping into the driveway, the
top being 3 feet and 4 inches above the
floor. Above the manger is a swinging
panel or gate that can be fastened in
the stall to lengthen or shorten it.; al
lows the hay Or roots to slide into the
manger and prevent the COW passing
into the drive way, but can be turned
over and out of the way. The floor
from the manger to the drain is feet
6 inches for large COWS, for three years
old feet inches, for 2 years old 5
feet, and making the drain inches
wider at its lower end. The drain at
the upper end is 20 inches wide and 6
inches lower than floor of stall. On the
other side of the drain is a foot wide
passway, 4 inches above the drain. In
the wall by the side of each passway
are milk closets for large cans that
hold the nights milk. These closets
have open lattice floors and hold in
the top of the door. They are opposite
the ventilators in the top of the barn.
The heated air from the COWS passing
up through the ventilators creates a
current of cold air rushing in from the
bottom Of the closets around the milk
can. Any description must give an i'm
perfect impression, therefore to those
intending to build we think it would
pay them well to see the barn for
themselves.-W F. HUrris, IN West
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