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of the stables are not always suited towards 

 reducing the labours of the men, being fre- 

 quently in a continuous line of stalls arranged 

 on one side, which necessitates several journeys 

 to each animal for turning to water, tying up, 

 supplying with corn and hay when they cannot 

 be fed at the head. Estimating the trouble 

 which these men have, and the risk they run 

 for a few shillings a week, one cannot be sur- 

 prised that the horses and ponies do not receive 

 their proper share of attention. 



The idea of cleaning them is estimated as 

 the boy did the operation of washing his hands 

 and face when he refused on the score of their 

 becoming as bad again shortly. Such an esti- 

 mate, however, does not render the fact as it 

 exists less flagrant. 



Let each man be limited to a specified time 

 for the execution of the various details ex- 

 pected from him, and it will be more apparent 

 how absurd must be the belief that these animals 

 can obtain one-fourth the necessary attention 

 under their peculiar and extreme conditions. 



Feeding with corn, each one minute = 30 minutes. 



hay, = 30 



Harnessing, with repairs, two minutes = 60 ,, 

 Turning to water and tying- up, one 



minute - 30 



Brushing down, each five minutes =150 



Which occupies for thirty animals 

 or five hours in all. 



300 



