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PRytTTS POINTERS ON THE HORSE 



amount of fermentation is necessary. This can be coui 

 trolled by addition of moisture. 



STABLE 

 HINTS 



The stable yard is one of the -most im 

 portant factors to those that keep horses; 

 and it should be built in a thorough sani- 

 Formerly stable yards were so badly 



ORDINARY STABI.E YARD. 



tary manner. 



arranged that all 



the valuable 



draining from 



the manure 



would run offand 



be wasted. Many 



new features 



have been added, 



however, to make 



the stable yard 



nearer to what it 



should be. In the 



first place, it 



should be of 



fairly good size; 



and second, the 



space where the 



manure is kept should be paved with concrete, gradually 



CArt. 



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PI^N, GOOD STABI^B YARD. 



