154 THE DIARY OF A HUNTSMAN 



4 stalls for hacks, and coach-house, 9 feet by 14 



feet and 4 feet behind, 12 feet high. 

 Saddle-room 16 feet by 18 feet (the fire heats the 



water in the cleaning-room). 

 Cleaning-room, 10 feet by 18 feet. 

 Forge, 10 feet by 18 feet. 

 Granary, 18 feet by 18 feet. 

 Store for hay, 18 feet by 18 feet. 

 Store for straw, 18 feet by 18 feet. 

 Also a covered ride 7 feet wide, inside the quad- 

 rangle ; and in the centre a pit for manure 

 and drains. 

 Over the entrance is one bedroom for men ; a 

 clock and weather-cock above, etc. 

 Remarks. — ^The mangers in the stalls are in two 

 parts ; one half for corn, the other for hay. 

 Although the front of both is even, the part for 

 corn does not go back to the wall, by about 8 inches, 

 only 12 inches wide, and is 11 inches deep ; but the 

 part for hay does go back to the wall, and is 18 

 inches wide, and 18 deep ; at the bottom of which 

 is a narrow grating, to let through the seeds and 

 dust. In private stables it is best to have a drawer 

 below to catch the seeds, which would be valuable 

 for pastures, instead of filhng gardens with grass, 

 etc., when carried there with the manure. The 

 saving of hay is the greatest advantage of this 

 plan, as a horse does not pull it down or tread on 



