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best thing is to use plenty of litter, or bedding, to absorb 

 the liquid manure. Great care should be taken to keep hogs 

 under clean conditions. The losses from hog cholera would 



be far less if the pig 

 quarters were kept rea- 

 sonably clean. Floors for 

 stock to stand upon should 

 be tightly made, whether 

 of planks or other mate- 

 rial. Cement is at present 

 very popular, though not 

 entirely satisfactory, ow- 

 ing to its cold, hard, and 



fig. 162. The interior of a sanitary stable. t j ? r 



Photograph by the author. often damp surface. The 



liberal use of land plaster 



or slaked lime in the stable is excellent, for these absorb 

 bad odors and sweeten the air. 



The value of shelter for live stock has been much dis- 

 cussed, and in the past many stockmen have thought it 

 necessary to keep stock in buildings well protected from cold. 

 The most recent views are that close, warm shelter is unde- 

 sirable. Captain Hayes, a noted authority on horses, writing 



fnr 



New York 



The ^r"?! f I, odern st <> ck barn, with first-class arrangements 

 Photograph by courtesy of Oakleigh Thorne, of 



