. Dairy farming. Dairying; Cattle. THE DAIRY BARN 143 SO that the cows may be arranged in order of size and fit the platform. The same result may be accomphshed by -having the platform on one side of the barn wider than that. Fig. 39. — Cross section of a barn with cows facing the center. The style of manger may be varied as shown in Fig. 41. The length of the platform should be varied to suit the breed. on the other. The width of the platform from manger to gutter should vary to suit the breed. The length of platform needed for animals from 2 years old to the largest cows is given in Table 18
. Dairy farming. Dairying; Cattle. THE DAIRY BARN 143 SO that the cows may be arranged in order of size and fit the platform. The same result may be accomphshed by -having the platform on one side of the barn wider than that. Fig. 39. — Cross section of a barn with cows facing the center. The style of manger may be varied as shown in Fig. 41. The length of the platform should be varied to suit the breed. on the other. The width of the platform from manger to gutter should vary to suit the breed. The length of platform needed for animals from 2 years old to the largest cows is given in Table 18. Table 18. — Length of Platform Required for Different Breeds Brekd Shortest Longest Average Jersey .... Guernsey . . Ayrshire .... Holstein .... Shorthorn 48 inches 50 inches 50 inches 54 inches 54 inches 56 inches 58 inches 58 inches 62 inches 62 inches 54 inches 56 inches 56 inches 60 inches 60 inches The platform should slope about one inch from the manger to the gutter. It is better to have it rise half the way back and then slope to the gutter. This helps to prevent the front feet from slipping and causing injury to the knees. A very good platform can be made by laying 2 inches of con- crete, then a layer of tar paper, and on this place 1| to 2 inches of concrete. The paper extends to within about 4 inches of the gutter. The tar paper prevents moisture from. 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 Eckles, Clarence Henry, 1875-1933; Warren, George F. (George Frederick), 1874-1938 joint author. New York, The Macmillan company
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