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The above width of passage is sufficient to allow of the harness 

 being hung on brackets or pegs on the wall. 



In the case of double stables the stalls and urine channels would 

 have the dimensions stated above, with a passage 8 feet wide between 

 the urine channels. 



Stall Divisions. — Stall divisions may be constructed as shown in 

 Fig. 151. The 4|" by 3" head post is bolted to the wall by two 

 half-inch bolts. These bolts have sunk heads, and large washers or 

 plates on the outer side of the wall. 



Fig. 151. 



The 6" by 3" heel-post is sunk into the concrete of the floor, 

 while its upper end is bolted to a 3" by 3" rail, which runs along 

 the whole length of the stable and is nailed to the tie-beams of the 

 roof. As shown, the concrete at the foot of this post is raised slightly 

 above the general level of the floor, so as to keep the foot of the 

 post dry. 



The division consists of 9" by V/' boards fitted into grooves in 

 the 4|" by 3" top and bottom rails, which are tenoned into the 

 head and heel posts. The division is strengthened by two 9" ,by 

 1}/' boards nailed in a horizontal position one on each side, at about 

 mid-height of the division. The lower rail, in order to keep it dry 



