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" The bay, on the right, will hold at least one ton of hay for 

 . 51^ every foot of height, or some 20 or 25 in 



I [ " I "all. By marking the feet on one of the 



" front posts, the owner may know, at any 

 " time, with some degree of accuracy, how 

 " many tons of hay he has in this bay, 

 " after it has become well settled. The 



Fig. .5.-Principai Floor. u upright shaft, V, servcs at the same time 



A. A trap door, for throwing . ., , 1111 1 r 



down manure. to vcntilate the stablcs below, and for 



B. Closet for harness, saddle, u throwing down hay directly i.n front of 



buffalo skins, etc. *= TuiJi J C 



c. Tool room. the COW stablcs. It should be made or 



E. Trap-door for straw and roots, c^ianed boafds insidc, that the hay may 



F. Ladder to bay. ^ . 



V. Ventilator and hay shoot. " fall frccly, and for the same reason it 



S. stairs to basement. " should bc slightly largCf downward. It 



" should have a succession of board doors two feet or more 

 " square, hung on hinges so as to open downward, through the 

 " openings of which the hay is thrown down for the animals. 

 " When not in use, these doors should be shut by turning 

 " upward and buttoning fast. A register should be placed in 

 *' this shaft, to regulate the amount of air in severe weather. 

 " This may be a horizontal door at the bottom, dropping open on 

 " hinges, and shut by hooking up closely or partially, on different 

 " pins. 



"Fig. 16 shows the form of the ventilator at the top of the build- 



" ing. It is made of 



" wood, except the four 



" iron rods or bolts at the 



" corners, and secures the 



" advantages of Emer- 



" son's excellent cap, 

 "which causes the air to draw upward at all times when there 

 "is wind from any quarter. Fig. 17 is a section showing the 

 " interior. 



"A fixed ladder, on the line between the bay and the floor, 

 " enables the attendant to ascend readily at any moment. 



"As a basement is usually too damp for horses, a stable large 



Fig. 16. 



Fig. 17. 



