. The management and feeding of cattle . Cattle; Feeds. 366 THE MAxNfAGKMENT AND FEEDING OF CATTLE manger is built up by a 2 x 4 scantling spiked to the plank below, and above this lies a 4 x 4 scantling in which is fastened the lower end of the swing stanchion. The manger is thus 6 inches deep in front. Where the cows are inclined to throw their feed out into the stall, this may be prevented by nailing 2x6 pieces placed on edge to the front of the manger and the side of the stall partition. When in place these rest at an angle. Such. Section of ilalls in t^. Grade Beef Born. mangers shoul
. The management and feeding of cattle . Cattle; Feeds. 366 THE MAxNfAGKMENT AND FEEDING OF CATTLE manger is built up by a 2 x 4 scantling spiked to the plank below, and above this lies a 4 x 4 scantling in which is fastened the lower end of the swing stanchion. The manger is thus 6 inches deep in front. Where the cows are inclined to throw their feed out into the stall, this may be prevented by nailing 2x6 pieces placed on edge to the front of the manger and the side of the stall partition. When in place these rest at an angle. Such. Section of ilalls in t^. Grade Beef Born. mangers should not be less than 18 inches wide at the bottom, inside measure. The feed alley side of the manger is perpendicular to a height of 18 inches when it slopes toward the feed alley at an angle of about 45° for 18 inches more, hence the animals cannot toss the roughage fed into the feed alley. The stall partitions which are built up 4 feet from the floor extend back toward the gutter from the manger but 25 inches. This gives the calves more freedom when sucking their 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 Shaw, Thomas, 1843-1918. New York : Orange Judd Co.
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