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METAL FITTINGS, LATCHES, LOCKS, ETC. 



Those made with a flange on the inside of the upper edge 

 prevent the scattering of grain, (See Fig. 32.) Fittings 

 are made with the manger and hayrack combined (see Fig. 

 33), but are undesirable, owing to the space underneath, 

 which makes it possible for a horse to get caught in 

 getting up. 



METAL FITTINGS. 



If the sum devoted to the maintenance of a stable is 

 small in proportion to the number of horses kept, it is advis- 

 able to avoid the use of much brass work, as this metal re- 

 quires an extravagant amount of time and labor to keep it in 

 good condition, and an appearance of neatness can be much 

 more economically effected by the use of galvanized or 

 painted iron. The latter may be of some chosen stable color, 

 such as red, green, blue or yellow, or a combination of any of 

 these colors. A few moments' time on rainy days with a pot 

 and brush will enable the stable servants to obtain results 

 that would require as many moments each day if the metal 



parts were of brass. If iron is 

 used, the railings on stall par- 

 titions, the mangers, the hinges, 

 pillar- rein rings, harness hooks, 

 etc., should be painted. 



LATCHES, LOCKS, ETC. 



All latches, locks, bolts, 

 ring and hinges should be of 

 the simplest design and so ar- 

 ranged that they offer no pro- 

 jecting surfaces on which a horse can injure himself. Spring 

 latches and bolts are not desirable, as any failure on the 



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FIG, 34. 



