| Kind | W | N | D | L | E | B | A | I | O | T | Cement | Sand | Rock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrels | Cu. yds. | Cu. yds. | |||||||||||
| Horses | 5′ 10″ | 3′ 4″ | 8′ 8″ | 55′ 0″ | 7′ 6″ | 31′ 0″ | 16′ 6″ | 8′ 8″ | 18′ 7″ | 0′ 8″ | 38 | 11 | 22 |
| Cattle | 5′ 4″ | 3′ 4″ | 7′ 8″ | 51′ 0″ | 6′ 8″ | 31′ 0″ | 13′ 4″ | 7′ 8″ | 15′ 4″ | 0′ 8″ | 36 | 10½ | 21 |
| Sheep | 3′ 4″ | 2′ 4″ | 5′ 8″ | 46′ 0″ | 5′ 0″ | 31′ 0″ | 10′ 0″ | 5′ 8″ | 11′ 6″ | 0′ 8″ | 22 | 6½ | 13 |
| Hogs | 3′ 4″ | 2′ 4″ | 5′ 8″ | 36′ 0″ | 5′ 0″ | 21′ 0″ | 10′ 0″ | 5′ 8″ | 11′ 6″ | 0′ 8″ | 19 | 5½ | 11 |
At first state and federal authorities had to force ranchmen to dip, but so beneficial has it proved that compulsion is now seldom necessary. Experienced cattle-men have found by actual tests that dipping increases the market value of their steers $5 per head. The cost of dipping on the farm is only 1½ to 3 cents per head—in the stock yards the charge is 15 to 20 cents. One large ranchman, who lost 28 per cent. of his herd (several thousand) in one winter with the mange, found his first trial of dipping so effective in curing this disease that the following winter he did not lose a single steer. The use of dips has become so general in the South and West that the Government has raised the quarantine in most sections.
The Construction of a Concrete Milk Vat
Dig a pit to a depth of 1 foot 6 inches and place wooden forms in such a way as to provide for tank walls 6 inches thick and 1 foot 8 inches in height. This will bring the walls only 8 inches above ground level—which makes it easy to lift the milk cans in and out.
