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HOESES AND EIDING. 



should be seven feet high and four feet wide, and 

 the windows about five feet high and three feet wide. 

 One window to four stalls, or two windows to six 

 stalls, will be about a proper proportion. 



Over the ceilings there should be a chamber for 

 hay and straw or corn. This will make the stable 

 both cooler in summer and warmer in winter. 



The rules for flooring a stable with stalls will be 

 slightly different from those desirable for loose boxes. 



Instead of the lowest part of the stall being in 

 the middle, the floor should slope slightly from the 

 manger end to the other end, sufficiently so to cause 

 any liquid to flow out of the stall, but when that 

 object is attained, the flatter the floor is, the better 

 it is for the horse's legs and feet. 



I'IG. 17. 



A 



X) 



A is a square grating ; b a pipe, open at the top, to take the liquid 

 away ; c c is a metal cup fastened to A. The dotted line, d d, 

 represents the level at which the liquid in the trap will alwaj^s 

 stand. 



There should be a channel or gutter along the 

 backs of all the stalls to take away the wet, with 

 gratings at intei-vals, into a drain. 



Under these gratings should be a bell or stench 



