22 EXPENSES. 



The reader, having formed an intelHgent idea of the 

 amount required to support stables of various sizes and un- 

 der different conditions, has to consider now the items which 

 compose the cost of the original outlay. 



TOTAL AMOUNT OF ORIGINAL EXPENSES. 



ITEMS. CITY. TOWN. COUNTRY. 



1 Horse $225.00 to $.500.00 $180.00 to $300.00 $200.00 to $300.00 



1 Winter Carriage. 700.00 " 1,200.00 400.00 " 800.00 2.J0.00 " 400.00 



1 Summer Carriage, 120.00 " 300.00 100.00 " 1.50.00 75.00 " 150.00 



1 Set of Harness .. 75.00" 150.00 .50.00" 75.00 50.00" 75.00 



Stable Requisites . . 50.00 " 150.00 50.00 " 125.00 50.00 " 125.00 



Robes 30.00 " 100.00 10.00 " 20.00 5.00 " 15.00 



Livery 50.00 " 150.00 45.00 " 75.00 35.00 " 00.00 



Sundries 50.00 " 150.00 25.00 " 75.00 15.00 " 25.00 



Totals $1,300.00 to $2,700.00 $8(50.00 to $1,620.00 $680.00 to $1,150.00 



TOTAL EXPENSE FOR FIRST YEAR. 



ITEMS. CITY. TOWN. COUNTRY. 



Original Outlay • • • $1,300.00 to $2,700.00 $860.00 to $1,620.00 $680.00 to $1,150.00 

 Running Expenses, 

 with I horse.... 1,929.00 " 4,516.00 1,159.00 '= 1,791.00 939.00 " 1,441.00 



Total $3,229.00 to $7,216.00 $2,019.00 to $3,411.00 $1,619.00 to $2,591.00 



At first thought the fact that the higher estimate is in each 

 case almost double that of the lower may incline the reader 

 to suppose that either the former is liberal or the latter too 

 small: neither of which is actually so. The lower esti- 

 mates are sufficient to allow a stable to be conducted under 

 the conditions indicated in a neat, workmanlike manner, to 

 accomplish which no waste or bad management can be per- 

 mitted. On the other hand, the larger allowances are no 

 more than will be required for keeping the stable and its 

 appointments in a high state of perfection. 



The blankets, harnesses and carriages will have to be re- 

 placed by new ones from time to time, the blankets more fre- 

 quently than the harnesses and the latter at shorter intervals 



