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so that the horse has nothing in the way to injure him- 

 self. Should he want to roll, there is plenty of room for 

 him to do so, and it is impossible to get himself in a po- 

 sition where he will be hurt. There are, of course, no 

 halters used, as that would negative the benefit of our 

 boxes, and reduce them to the level of a space six feet by 

 ten. The window is at the top of the stall, and the doors 

 are divided so that the upper portion can be left open 

 when desired. The whole of the feeding and bedding is 

 supplied from the alley. The hay, straw, and feed, are 

 stored in the upper story. There are spouts that bring 

 the oats and cracked corn into receptacles convenient to 

 the feed boxes, and shutes to slide the hay and straw where 

 it is required. There are stairs that can be slung to the 

 joists overhead when needed to be out of the way, as we 

 drive the wagons loaded with grain through the alley, 

 and discharge the load, by the help of a block and tackle, 

 into the bins overhead. This upper story can be divided 

 so as to meet our wants. Upwards of one hundred 

 thousand cubic feet from the floor to the ridge-pole is 

 accommodation sufficient ; and after storing all the hay 

 and straw required for the season's use, we have plenty of 

 room left for grain bins, harness room, sleeping apart- 

 ments, &c. The foreman's room should be large and 

 nicely fitted up, adorned with prints of the most cele- 

 brated horses, and plenty of books and papers to foster 

 the love of reading, which you and every one who has 

 tried it with the boys, have found so advantageous. As 

 more room is needed, it can be added by merely making 

 the building longer. 



PRECEPTOR. Your stable is a novelty to me, and before 

 I condemn it, I will have to follow your plan of studying 

 the record to adduce proof that it might be bettered. It 

 covers a good deal of ground to get twenty stalls, but has 

 advantages that will probably overbalance the added 



