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urine ; and the consequences of which will be rapid 

 putrificaticni of the litter that is moistened bj it. 



Everything hastening to decomposition should be 

 carefully removed, where life and health are to be 

 preserved. The litter that has been much wetted or 

 at all softened by the urine, and is beginning to 

 decay, should be swept away every morning; the 

 greater part of the remainder may then be piled 

 under the manger, a little being left to prevent the 

 painful and injurious pressure of the feet, on the 

 hard floor during the day. The soiled and soaked 

 portion of that which was left, should be removed at 

 night. In the better kind of stables, however, the 

 stalls should be completely emptied every morning. 

 No heap of fermenting dung should be suffered to 

 remain during the day, in the corner, or in any part 

 of the stable. With regard to this, the directions of 

 the master should be peremptory. The stable should 

 be so contrived that the urine shall quickly run off, 

 and the offensive and injurious vapors from the de- 

 composing fluid, and the litter, will then be materi- 

 ally lessened ; but if this is effected by means of gut- 

 ters, and a descending floor, the descent must be 

 barely sufficient to cause the fluid to escape, as if the 

 toes are kept higher than the heels, it will lead to 

 lameness, and is also a frequent cause of contraction 

 of the foot. Stalls of this kind certainly do best for 

 mares, but for horses we much prefer those with a 

 grating in the center, and a slight inclination of the 

 floor on every side, towards the middle, and short 



