With the alleys and stalls finished, begin work on the feedway. If
possible, this should be at least 8 feet wide.
As the bottom of the manger should be on a level with the stall floor
and since the top of the feedway floor must be at least 8 inches above
the bottom of the manger, place sufficient gravel fill (well tamped)
to bring about this result. To hold in place the 5-inch concrete of
the feedway alley floor and to provide for sloping front walls of the
mangers, set a 2 by 10-inch board, spaced (from the other wall of the
manger) 1 foot 6 inches at the bottom and 1 foot 10 inches at the top.
These sloping walls allow all feed to be swept back into the mangers
and all trash to be easily removed from them. Build the 5-inch floor
of the feedway, crowning it to 6 inches thick in the middle. See
SIDEWALKS, page 31.