Cow Stall
Milking was a morning and evening
ritual. The cows soon learned the process
and generally if they were fed a little grain during milking, they would
voluntarily come to the barn to be milked.
Without the grain inducement or if the pasture were too far from the
barn, it frequently became necessary for the farmer to ‘go get the cows.’
Stalls
such as the above were used for milking.
The space beyond the chain in the stall was for feed. Hay was put into the larger section on the
left. The smaller ‘box’ on the right
was for grain. The short partitions
between the stalls separated the cow from the cows in the neighboring
stalls. The chain was fastened around
the cow’s neck to keep her in the stall until the milking was done. Release of the chain was usually the signal
to the cow that she could leave.
Provided by Dorothy
Bayes
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