. Biggle cow book;. Cow. [from old catalog]. 62 BIGGLE COW BOOK. be put in the middle for two kinds of grain. It is a great convenience to have platform scales at the barn. Calves are to be weighed, rations made up, and things bought and sold. It tends toward accuracy. It is important to save every pound of the urine. A feasible plan is to place horse manure daily in the gutter in rear of cows, and to sprinkle land plaster or kainit on this, or have the urine run from the gutter to a sunken hogshead; it should be saved by all means as it is the key to successful farming. A little medicine ches
. Biggle cow book;. Cow. [from old catalog]. 62 BIGGLE COW BOOK. be put in the middle for two kinds of grain. It is a great convenience to have platform scales at the barn. Calves are to be weighed, rations made up, and things bought and sold. It tends toward accuracy. It is important to save every pound of the urine. A feasible plan is to place horse manure daily in the gutter in rear of cows, and to sprinkle land plaster or kainit on this, or have the urine run from the gutter to a sunken hogshead; it should be saved by all means as it is the key to successful farming. A little medicine chest or closet is almost a neces- sity, though its contents need not be very varied. It is well to have Epsom salts and a few other simple things within reach; also some bottles suitable for adminis- tering doses when occasion arises. The best dairying involves but little doctoring. FIXINGS. Make everything in the stable as plain and smooth as possible, avoiding corners and protruding timbers. Don't try to economize overhead space—the more the room the better the air. Two or three milk-fed cats at the barn are the best rat exterminators. Keep things clean and bright. Give personal attention to things. A penny saved is a penny earned. Cold draughts are the seeds of dis- ease and loss. A spring, or weight and pulley, on the cow stable door, is a good investment, as it insures against accidentally leaving it open. The manure gutter should be hard enough and smooth enough to bear scrubbing with a splint broom. The feed trough should be of a shape to make washing easy ; preferably low, flat and passing in front of all the cows. Walls and ceiling should be Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Biggle, Jacob. [from old catalog]. Philadelphia, W. Atkinson co.
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