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large quantities of horses, etc., in his care, some- 

 times five hundred or more, and the prices named for 

 keep are correct and proven so. 



No charge is made for shelter, etc., but the plain, 

 practical, and inexpensive buildings recommended 

 would cost so very little that the expense per head 

 domiciled would be very small, the items of interest 

 and repairs extremely low. For instance, box stalls, 

 etc., and a suitable building can be erected for about 

 ten dollars each head of horses sheltered, — a build- 

 ing that will last without external repairs of any sort 

 for five years, but may then need patching as to 

 roofing; practically arranged, warm, airy, perfectly 

 suitable in every way for the purposes intended. In 

 most cases, of course, there w^ould already exist build- 

 ings of some sort which might need only fitting up. 



The large amount of manure obtained upon such 

 a place would quickly raise to a very high state of 

 fertility what few acres might be available for tillage, 

 ensuring a most advantageous and profitable return 

 from the growth of various crops for the provision 

 of sfreen food to be used in " soilinsr " — i. e. feeding 



