196 General Arrangement of Stables. 



In order to overcome the many disadvantages 

 which occur from the present system of tying up 

 horses and cattle to the wall, a plan has been 

 adopted, in several instances with success, by 

 which neatness of arrangement and appearance 

 are in perfect keeping with other points. The 

 stalls are placed in one or two rows, as in the old 

 system, according to the size of the building, 

 which should be wider than they are usually 

 made. 



Each animal has allotted to him a space 

 equivalent to 1500 cubic feet, in which he can 

 breathe freely. This would require a stall 6 feet 

 wide, 9 feet long, with height above to the extent 

 of 14 feet, 3 feet in front of manger, and 6" feet 

 behind the stalls. The mangers are accordingly 

 brought 3 feet clear from the wall and placed 

 between the stall partitions. This plan thus 

 leaves a foot-path between the wall and manger, 

 which is used for the purpose of feeding the 

 animals. 



Behind each stall the space allowed answers for 

 passage in and out and proper cleaning opera- 

 tions, while animals enjoy a purer atmosphere, and 

 the whole admits of a better principle of lighting 

 raid ventilation to be carried on. 



The paving of stable floors should be of the 

 very best kind. When holes or other irregu- 

 larities are present, dung and urine accumulate 

 in fermenting masses and interfere with the 

 health of the inmates. One of the best materials 



