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15 ft. 6 in. X 13 ft. and are about 10 ft. high, 

 which gives the cubic contents of the boxes as 

 about 2000 ft. 



Authorities differ considerably as to what the 

 cubical contents of a stable should be per horse. 

 Sir F. Fitzwygram suggests that as 600 cubic 

 feet is the minimum allowed per soldier in a 

 barrack room and as a horse's breathing capacity 

 is six times greater than a man's he should require 

 six times the cubical space. But he points out 

 that there are many circumstances which have a 

 modifying effect on this calculation, such for in- 

 stance, to mention one, as the fact that the horse 

 is not fed on animal food, and he comes to the 

 conclusion that about 1200 cubic feet is sufficient 

 for a horse. Capt. Horace M. Hayes thinks 1000 

 cubic feet sufficient in a stable with stalls and in 

 a loose box with only one door he considers 1500 

 cubic feet a reasonable average. This means a 

 box measuring 12 ft. x 12 ft. x loj ft. and he 

 states that he does not think 2500 cubic feet 

 need be exceeded under any circumstances This 

 would mean a box 14 ft. x 15 ft. x 12 ft. Col. 

 Meysey Thompson says the cubical space allowed 

 for each horse should be 1500 ft. unless the 

 arrangements for ventilation are especially good, 

 when 1200 ft. might be sufficient. So it seems 

 that he considers at least 200 ft. more cubical 

 space than Capt. Horace Hayes' estimate as 

 essential. 



A few plain facts are, however, worth much 

 theorising and the following figures quoted from 



