BREEDING THE TROTTER 



best. I prefer sixteen-foot boards with posts set 

 eight feet apart and three and a half feet in the 

 ground. The fence should be capped with a six- 

 inch board. The posts should be of cedar, chest- 

 nut or second-growth oak, which I fancy in the 

 order named. A fence properly built will last 

 twenty-five years. There should be good, strong 

 gates connecting the lots. 



STABLES. 



When the time comes to build stables you will 

 probably first build your main barn. Later, if 

 you have a large number of colts to train, it will 

 be necessary to build a training barn near the 

 track. When it comes time to build this barn 

 locate it where visitors are least likely to visit it 

 and bother your men. 



MAIN BARN. 



The main barn on the largest farms should con- 

 tain from thirty to thirty-six stalls. Sixteen 

 stalls are enough for one training barn to contain. 



In the main barn there should be a hallway, 

 twenty feet wide, of yellow clay that will pack 

 solid and clean. This is the most sanitary floor- 

 ing. The barn should be light, airy and well 

 ventilated. If possible, it should be lighted by 

 electricity, with gas as second choice. If this 

 cannot be done lanterns will have to be used. 

 Establish a rule on the farm that no lanterns 

 shall be carried about unless absolutely necessary. 

 Enforce this rule as a precaution against fire. 



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