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a simple galvanized iron garbage can has been found very 

 useful and convenient, or even a tight barrel covered over 

 with a tightly fitting lid. The contents of these cans or 

 barrels are removed once or twice per week, either by the 

 city scavengers or by gardeners for fertilizing purposes. 

 Where many horses are stabled, as in a livery stable, 

 a larger receptacle must be provided. In such cases, 

 a closet or bin can be constructed at a small cost, which 

 is satisfactorily offset by the absence of the fly nuisance. 

 Such a closet may be built in one corner of the stable, 



with a small screened 

 door through which 

 the manure is thrown 

 when cleaning the 

 stalls (providing for 

 ventilation), and an 

 outer door giving 

 access to clean out the 

 closet once or twice 

 per week. Or a closet 

 of about the same 

 construction may be built in the form of a shed or 

 lean-to, connecting with the stable by means of a small 

 screened door, as above. Where it is not convenient to 

 construct a lean-to of this type because of sliding doors 

 or other obstruction, a bin may be substituted as shown 

 in the figure (Fig. 7). The illustration shows the bin 

 ready to receive the manure ; the bolted door shown in 

 front swings up to allow access in the removal of the manure. 

 The use of a concrete floor built directly upon the earth 

 is strongly recommended, and the wood inside should be 

 well provided with a heavy coat of tar." Of course, con- 



Fig. 7. — Bin for holding manure. 



