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was devised and built ; for if this were not the case, it 

 would not to day almost throughout the whole extent of 

 th^ country be a house holding almost every product, 

 utensil, and species of animal on the farm. The stable of 

 the farm h a series of houses or apartments within a house, 

 and used for as many purposes, however diverse from one 

 another; thus, in one building are the hay and straw 

 apartments, the granary, carriages, harness, and all the 

 farm implements in the upper portion of the stable, called 

 the barn, while in the lower will be found the horses, oxen, 

 sheep, cows and calves. The stables of most farmers are 

 not only unworthy of the name, but are not at all suited 

 for the purpose of keeping horses in safety or health ; and 

 were it not for the nature of the farm horse's work (on 

 account of the poor accommodations given him in the so- 

 called stable), he would be the victim of malignant dis- 

 eases. On a common level, without a partition, stand the 

 oxen, cows and horses, breathing the same contaminated 

 air, in a place often without ventilation and light, and 

 generally reeking with the gases arising from damp and 

 decaying manure. 



The horse while within doors is compelled to stand or 

 lie down upon the accumulations of months. This is a 

 poor arrangement, and could be easily abolished by merely 

 systematizing the labor of the- day, and without extra 

 expense. The manure has at some time or other to be 

 removed ; then why occupy a day or two every few months, 

 when ten minutes each day before the morning meal would 



