. The Canadian farmer's manual of agriculture : the principles and practice of mixed husbandry, as adapted to Canadian soils and climate. Agriculture. Plate Passage, four feet wide; manger, 2 feet wide at the bottom; stall, 6 feet from front to rear; floor, 5 feet from manger to gutter; gutter, IJ feet wide and 7 inches deep, with the stalls from 3 to 4 feet wide, and a beam over cows' necks 4J feet from the floor. Light must be carefully secured in all stables for milch cattle or for young stock ; though it is usually considered that a dark place is better for fatting animals, as in- duci
. The Canadian farmer's manual of agriculture : the principles and practice of mixed husbandry, as adapted to Canadian soils and climate. Agriculture. Plate Passage, four feet wide; manger, 2 feet wide at the bottom; stall, 6 feet from front to rear; floor, 5 feet from manger to gutter; gutter, IJ feet wide and 7 inches deep, with the stalls from 3 to 4 feet wide, and a beam over cows' necks 4J feet from the floor. Light must be carefully secured in all stables for milch cattle or for young stock ; though it is usually considered that a dark place is better for fatting animals, as in- ducing a desire to lie down more frequently. GENERAL CLEANLINESS. It is imperative that at all times, and, as far as possible, under all cir- cumstances, general clean- liness be carefully secured - and rigidly enforced. A COMMON FORM OF DISEASE ARISING FROM UNCLEANLINESS. The most prevalent form of disease among cattle, arising from want of proper and sufficient cleanliness, is that of lice. When these appear upon any individual in a lot, the affection almost invariably spreads throughout the whole herd. It is impossible to keep up the condition of an animal, when once troubled with such parasites ; and as there is often much trouble in destroying the evil when it has once put in an appearance, and as all applications of tobacco water, carbolic acid, coal oil, sulphur or mercurial ointment are attended with more or less risk to the beast, we would. 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 Whitcombe, Charles Edward. Toronto : Adam
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