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CHAPTER XXIX. 

 STABLE CONSTRUCTION. 



The construction of stables is a matter of first-rate 

 importance, and, as the health of horses generally 

 depends to a great extent on the class of stables they 

 occupy, too much prominence cannot be given to the 

 advantage of having them as nearly perfect as possible. 

 Existing" stables are more difficult to modernise in the 

 way of sanitation, lighting, and ventilation, than to 

 provide these necessities in the erection of new ones. 



When originally built on ill-chosen sites, and 

 adjoining other buildings, as they frequently are on 

 farms, the difficulties of improvement are materially 

 increased. The most that can be done to existing 

 stables, without entailing a large expenditure of 

 capital, is to improve their sanitation, lighting, and 

 ventilation. Whilst improved lighting and ventilation, 

 however, are comparatively easy of accomplishment, 

 the question of improving the sanitation is a more 

 difficult problem to solve. Old walls that have been 

 built without a damp course are thoroughly soaked, 

 and it is simply impossible to cure them by laying 

 new drains or anything else. 



