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ABOUT STABLES. 



over the carriage room, and one for straw over the stalls. 

 The hay is thrown down the chute into the entry, and the 

 straw down the chute back of the stalls. The location of 

 the chutes is shown by dotted lines. ' The manure pit is 

 conveniently placed just alongside of the back door, where 

 drains in the cemented floor of the stalls lead the liquid 

 manure. Either end of the shed may be boarded up if 



necessary to make it more protected from storms. This plan 

 has also been drawn to the scale of sixteen feet to the inch. 

 The third stable shown is much more pretentious, having 

 accommodations for seven horses and half-a-dozen carriages. 

 There is a good-sized harness-room, a large areaway for 

 inside ungearing, two box stalls, a good-sized feeding 

 entry, watering trough, a ventilating shaft, and other con- 

 veniencies. Under the stairs leading to the second floor 

 there is a closet. The second floor furnishes abundance of 



