No. 4.] STABLE VENTILATION. 127 



In remodelling the old-fashioned, rectangular stable, in 

 which there are bays on one side, scaffolds on the other, 

 with stable quarters below the scaftblds and a cellar under 

 all, it is advisable and advantageous in most cases to erect 

 a separate ell for the animals, this ell to be connected with 

 the old building on the south side. The stable space under 

 the scaflblds may be used for storage purposes. Where this 

 plan is adopted, the new stable portion should be built with- 

 out a cellar, and, if possible, on a level with the cellar floor 

 of the original buildins;. This allows of the use of the cellar 

 space for storage purposes, and makes the transportation of 

 fodder, etc., from the main storage part to the stable easy. 

 By the erection of an ell, w'hich is practically independent 

 of the storage structure, it is possible to introduce any of the 

 modern and desirable systems for securing good ventilation. 



We have made many mistakes in the past in the treatment 

 of our cattle ; we have treated them too much as if they were 

 machines, not having recognized the fact that they were liv- 

 ing organisms, whose bodies were made up of various sots 

 of organs whose functions were under the control of a 

 nervous system, sensitive to the action of all external con- 

 ditions and forces. We have not stopped to consider that 

 the functions of all these organs are closely correlated, or 

 that the welfare of every one is dependent upon the health- 

 ful action of all the others. We have neglected to provide 

 for the wants of the bony, muscular, respiratory and nervous 

 systems in our mad career to increase the capacity of the 

 reproductive and digestive organs. For all these short- 

 comings of the past fifty years we are beginning to reap our 

 reward. 



Question. Is it always necessary to open on the wind- 

 ward side? 



Dr. Paige. It is best to have the opening on the wind- 

 ward side. 



Mr. rEKKY (of Worcester) . What is the best temperature ? 



Dr. Paige. As near fifty or fifty-five degrees as it is 

 possible to have it. 



Mr. Parker. Do you co-nsider a basement a good })lace 

 for a stable ? 



