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common stalls, was built, then the feed alley floor (3 in Fig. 14), then the 

 sections between the gutter and foundation walls (4 in Fig. 14),^ then the 

 floor east of the stalls (C and D in Fig. 11). 



It will be noticed that the floor falls 1 inch from the wall to the edge 

 of the gutter. 



When the piers and feed alley floor were sufficiently set, the stall 

 floors (5 in Fig. 14) were laid. These floors stand 1 inch above the feed 

 alley floor at that end and faJl 2 inches to the inner edge of the gutter. 

 To get this slope (or fall), two gages of proper fall were placed upon 

 the adjacent piers; then with templates of proper size to work upon 

 the gages, the grout and surface dressing were stricken off to give 

 the proper fall. 



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Fig. 14. 2 shows the piers carrying the stall walls. 3 is the feed alley floor. 4 is the floor back 



of horses. 5 is the stall floor. 6 is the gutter. 



A form was set up in each case to mold the floor at the edge of the 

 gutter. 



Before the finishing layer hardened the surface of the rear half of the 

 stall door was grooved as shown in Fig. 15 to prevent the horses from 

 slipping. 



After the completion of the stall floors the gutter floors (6 Fig. 14) 

 were laid. Here again a template was used to strike off the material 

 of the floor to secure the proper depth of gutter. 



The common stalls,* of which there are eighteen, are single stalls. 

 They measure 91/2 feet in extreme length, and 5 feet wide from center to 

 center of partitions. The rear posts are of oak, 6x6 inches, and are 

 grooved to a proper height on the inside to receive the partition frame. 

 The front posts are built up of two pieces 2x6 inches, enclosing one 

 piece 2x4 inches, all southern pine, put together to leave a 2 inch 

 groove in the rear side to receive the frame of the stall partition. 

 Above the partitions, a piece of southern pine is inserted into the 

 groove to make the post solid. 



*The dimensions, mangers, and partitions of these stalls are copied after those in the horse barn of 

 Hon. A. P. Bliss of Saginaw, Michigan. 



