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hosed and mopped down. Time must be given for the stalls 

 to thoroughly dry before the straw is replaced, and during 

 this interval the gutters and drains should be carefully 

 cleared out. If the slats in the stalls are detachable, they 

 should, when the weather is fair, be taken out and dried in 

 the sun. A man will be kept busy from the time he has had 

 his breakfast until midday, if he cleans a small stable 

 thoroughly. At odd hours during other days of the week 

 the pails, rubbing cloths, brushes, etc., should be cleaned, 

 sweetened with a weak solution of baking soda, and dried 

 in the sun. The doors and windows should be opened when- 

 ever the weather permits, and in summer the stable should 

 be opened before the horses are groomed, and ought to re- 

 main so until evening unless the weather is bad or a dusty 

 road is in close proximity, in which cases the airing will 

 have to be regulated according to local circumstances and 

 conditions. Truck and refuse should not be allowed to ac- 

 cumulate. Tin cans, bottles, boxes and paper should be 

 thrown in a waste barrel and not allowed to become recep- 

 tacles for dirt and dust. Shelves, dark closets, back stairs 

 and stall drains are the usual places neglected in the cleaning, 

 and an examination of such places will reveal the degree of 

 thoroughness with which the work has been done. 



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When system and order have once been firmly established, 

 a few moments each day or even at irregular intervals during 

 the week will suffice to insure the continuance of regular and 

 satisfactory work, the pecuniary economy of which will be 

 immediately manifested if it supersedes a state of bad man- 

 agement. 



