With cleanly milk and butter producers, it is no longer a matter of
floor or no floor; it is merely a question of which is the best floor
for the cow barn. The best dairymen long ago decided in favor of
concrete. On account of many epidemics of “catching” diseases, directly
traceable to milk, city authorities are forcing the careless dairyman
to decide—concrete floors are one of the requirements for certified
milk.
The stalls of dairy barns are arranged with the cows in the opposite
rows of stalls standing with their heads or their heels toward each
other.
The stall plan depends entirely upon the arrangements for bringing in
feed and removing manure. The plan below is for a barn with the cows’
heads toward each other. If the dairyman prefers the other arrangement,
the same plan can easily be adapted to it. A width of 8 feet 6 inches
provides sufficient room for a manure spreader.
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