FRATTS POINTERS ON THE HORSE 



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NECESSITY 

 OF WATER 



Water is as much a 

 necessity to horses 

 as food ; and they 

 should always be properly supplied 

 with soft, clean water. The horse 

 is the best judge of the amount of 

 water needed, and if watered ac- 

 cording to instructions below, will 

 not drink any more than is needed 

 for health. 



HORSB DRINKING. 



CHAPTER V. 



STABLE 



YARD 

 MANURE 



THE STABLE YARD. 



This is a subject that the average horse 

 owner sadly neglects. A well-kept man- 

 ure heap is an indication of thrift. One- 

 third of the value of manure is anually lost by bad 

 management in most establishments. If the manure is 

 carefully saved and used properly, the fertility of the 

 soil is retained. For every looo pounds of live weight 

 of a horse the value per year of manure produced by 

 that horse is about twenty-six to twenty-eight dollars. 

 Another fact is that the urine of horses is most valuable 

 if saved as per stable yard hints. Manure loses its value 

 by too much fermentation and leaching. A certain 



