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The stable which I have found most satis- 

 factory in this State is of very simple construc- 

 tion, and represents, perhaps, the minimum, 

 while the elaborate barns so much used in New 

 York and other colder climates represent the 

 maximum, of stable warmth. The two ends in 

 view in the construction of this stable are con- 

 venience in feeding and in removing manure; 

 and as nothing elaborate or expensive, but 

 only the most strictly practical materials and 

 methods are used, it offers a fair model for 

 those who wish a simple and inexpensive 

 stable. It can be readily modified so as to give 

 as much more warmth as may be deemed 

 desirable. It consists of a double row of box- 

 stalls, ten by twelve feet, each of which are 

 fitted with two stanchions, so that they may be 

 used for two animals if necessary. These stalls 

 are separated by a passage-way six feet wide, 

 and over, the whole there is a loft for the stor- 

 ing of feed, which should be as high as the 

 timbers readily attainable will allow, as the 

 greater the height the greater the convenience 

 in handling and storing the feed. In the pas- 

 sage-way there is a feed -car running on a 

 wooden track, which can be made to travel 

 from end to end of the stable with the feed, 

 and the troughs being on the inside of the 

 stalls the cattle are fed direct from the car. 

 The feed is delivered to the car through an 



