350 Our Noblest Friend, The Horse 



one arrives at the horse's head with the bucket of 

 water ready for him to drink, or for filHng his own 

 receptacle, the faucet being en route. In the same 

 way the feed-bins or barrels should be directly on 

 the way to the animal, and the hay-chute, if hay 

 is kept overhead, should be both very wide and as 

 long as possible, that one may throw into it at one 

 trip enough hay to last for two or three days ; the 

 contents not interfering with ventilation in the least 

 — and this characteristic is the hay-chute's principal 

 advantage. This should deliver close to the heel- 

 post, so that the hay may be at once carried into 

 the stall. 



The manure-chute must be close at hand, and if 

 a cellar is underneath, a trap-door in the wall should 

 allow of all refuse being promptly swept down. 

 This door should be hinged at the top, and close 

 tight, that no draft may draw through and over the 

 animal's back and loins when lying down. Other- 

 wise a barrow will remove all refuse to the manure- 

 pile. 



It is a very handy and necessary thing in any 



