230 CYCLOPEDIA OF LIVE STOCK AND COMPLETE STOCK DOCTOR. 



IX. The Wagon and Carriage Floor. 



It is good economy to have ample space in the horse-barn in which to 

 keep the carriage, buggy and other more costly vehicles. No one should 

 own a vehicle for pleasure, or even a spring wagon, without proper 

 means of sheltering ; and it is needless to say that fowls, pigeons or 

 other birds, are never to be allowed inside the horse-stable and carriage 

 house. 



The ordinary farm wagons may be kept under a proper shed, when not 

 in use. If the habit were formed of putting every vehicle in its place, 

 even if to be used again soon, it would be found not to take any more time 

 than to have them left wherever the driver may think proper. In nine 

 cases out of ten they are left just where they are in the way, or else they 

 are exposed to the heat of the sun, or to sudden storms. 



X. The Harness Koom. 



The haniess room should be near the carriage floor, and easy of access 

 from the stable, but separated from each by a tight partition. This 

 room, besides containing pegs, or hooks for hanging each harness, should 

 also contain a table for cleaning and oiling harness, and a cupboard for 

 oil, blacking brushes, sponges, tools for mending harness, needles, 

 thread, wax, a saddler's horse, pieces of leather, buckles, etc. 



XI. The Stable Yard and Out-Sheds. 

 The stable yard shouW be dry and firm, and large enough to properly 

 exercise and trahi an animal in. It should be protected on every side l)y 

 a tight fence six feet high. On one side, but not facing in the yard, will 

 be found a good place for the wagon shed. Along one side, and opening 

 into the yard, may be a shed containing feeding troughs at the wall. It 

 will be useful for many purposes. 



XII. Grass-Lots Near the Stable. 



At least one grass-lot should be near the stable, and, if large 

 enough to be divided into pasture and meadow, so much the better. The 

 pasture will often be wanted to turn a lame or partially disabled animal 

 into, and it is also a good place for the colts to have a run. If there is 

 no spring or stream in the pasture a trough, under shelter, must be pro- 

 vided, and this may be connected with the house-pump by an underground 

 pipe. 



XIII. A Good Supply of Water. 



It is essential that a constant supply of fresh water be had at the 

 stable. The best stable buildings are provided with a windmill atthe top, 

 and a tank in the loft, to secure the needed water from the nearest well 

 or stream. The tank should be closed tight and should be provided with 



