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yards square, and five yards to roof. Sliding door to 

 each box. The inlet for air to be a window to throw 

 open at the top, and the outlet a shaft in the roof. 



The reason why we have advocated the construction 

 of loose boxes in preference to a stalled stable — the 

 simpler expedient — is based upon h3^gienic grounds 

 and to prevent the introduction of disease, or rather 

 to prevent the spreading of such in the event of its 

 occurrence in any particular animal. 



A horse breaker, dealer or a combination of these 

 businesses, necessarily renders the introduction of 

 disease into his premises very likely, no matter how 

 careful he may be when buying or taking in an 

 animal to break, and once disease makes its appear- 

 ance amongst a stud of horses, it means loss of time, 

 increased expense, or it may be, the death of one or 

 more animals. 



To one just starting this would not be very favour- 

 able. The boxes being isolated — each box should also 

 have its own numbered water pail — ^prevent infection 

 spreading, and the introduction of newcomers can 

 do no harm. 



The advantages are obvious in many other ways. 

 Directly disease shows itself in any particular animal, 



