The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1904-08-04
AGRTCULTURE.
stalls and Ties Cows.

ID. W. Howle In Dairy Farming gives hi
method OF tyirg cows IN stalIr.
| There are numbtrless ways OF fssteninl
with neck chains, ttrsp', hsl:ers, stan
chions. etc, but none Of these are sstlffac
tory from the paramount feature Of CON
fort and cleanliness, to say ro,hing iof thu
economy Of time aud bedding
have visited some Of the best herds IL
this country and, frcm what have, seen
must say that there Is a great and needles,
expenditure Of time ard money In the e.
forts to keep herds Of cattle 10 presentabls
shape.
To brush OF clean COW Is not Difficult,
nor unpleasant task, but to perform the
same labor on COW whose nlnks ard
hooks are retkrg with wet manure is sno-
ther matter not quite so pleasant especl al.
ly when one has the same lib to look for
ward to day after day.
There are In the west many patented de-
vices which will keep COW comfortable
and clean with very little exertion on the
part Of the owner. The men who manu-
facture these stalls have certainly done an
inestimable amount Of good for the cause
Of dairying, ard incidentally, hope, have
helped to make coed lvirg for them
selves.
We have in our barn stall gotten up by
the writer and not patented, which /, most
satisfactory ard has Stood the test eight
years. Each COW stands IN stall by her
self and is kept In bya short chair, which
hooks into clip fastened to each partition.
These clips are bolted to the partition so
that the chain passes behind the COW Just
about where the udder joins the body. At
the head Of the stall Is an adjustable hang
ing gate which may be set forward or
back, according to the length Of the COW.
By means Of this gate any COW, no matter
what length, can be made to stand so that
the droppipgs all fall into gutter, six
inches deep by ~ inches wide.
The bedding Is always clean and dry and
Of course will 70 much further than IL half
Of 1t has to be thrown out every day. Three
good forkfuls Of straw is sufficient to bed
10 COWS.
The cows are kept In position by the
chain behind and tn gate ia front, and are
not otherwis fastened; they can lie down
with the came freedom that they would |
nave In pasture.
The stalls are three feet three inches wide |
rom center to center spd seven feet four |
inches long. The forward part Of the par.
tion, two feet eight irches, is stationary |
md is boarded up four feet from the floor.
The back part isa swinging gate four feet |
tx inches by two feet six inches, hung
With gate binges foot of the floor. At
ach end Of the row at the gutter Ia four
'y-four, spiked to a ,or and ceiling, to
which the two end partitions are fastened.
When all Of the chains are hooked up, the
wing partitions are az rigid as stationary
tails; when unlocked the partitions can
e folded back and the cows turn half way
round on the platform and walk out, step.
ing over the gutter instead Of backing
trough 1t and tracking manure all over
be walk.
The platforms are four feet eight inches
ing and each COW has separate mapger
nc foot high, resting on the h,or. which
IN be adjusted with the gate which hargs
rectly over 1t. have kept 300 pound
COW ard 600 pound Jersey
eifer side by eide In The same stall ard
ept them both clean and comfortable.