IN THE STABLE AND AT WORK. 4! 



the manger, where the horse's fore feet come when he is 

 feeding. Tliis space should be filled with earth, wh'ch is 

 beneficial in cooling the feet, keeping the frogs healthy, and 

 which he will paw to a level he finds most restful. 



The sub-floor must have a decided slope and be cleaned 

 often by raising the level surface floor and sifting dry earth 

 through it. 



Another good floor is made of solid concrete, two inches 

 higher forward than back. On this is a slat floor for the ani- 

 mals to stand upon. The slats are four inches thick at the 

 rear and only two inches thick forward, thus making the 

 floor level. The planks cover the gutter, making the stable 

 neat in every respect. 



The stable must be light or the eyes will be injured. The 

 air must be jiure or the lungs will be impaired. A foul 

 stable will sicken the horses. The horse stables should be 

 cleaned every day. Use plenty of plaster to absorb the 

 ammonia, and see that the ventilation is good and that there 

 are no draughts. 



It will certainly injure the hoi-se's eyes to take it from a 

 dark stable into the glare of sunlight reflected from snow. 

 The injury may be slight, and it may be serious. If re- 

 peated, it may make the horse blind. The remedy is a. light 

 stable. A light stable — made so by glass windows — is more 

 healthy than a dark one. 



Sometimes slight settling of the barn will slope the stall 

 floors toward the manger, or make them so level that urine 

 will cause trouble. Besides rendering the horse more difti- 

 cult to keep clean, the ammonia generated 

 will be a dangerous admixture in the air 

 for the animal's lungs and eyes. 



Any person who has used a scraper like 

 the one shown in the engraving will never be without one. It 



