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posing a horse to consume 16 lbs. a day, would afford a supply 

 for 135 days, and taking the same area with a height of 9 feet, 

 it would provide for one and a half loads. On Plate 1 1 the 

 portion of the loft inclosed on the plan by the dotted lines and 

 marked a, is suggested as a space to be devoted to storing hay 

 and straw, the larger portion being for corn, machinery, and 

 mixing, and the remainder for passage. 



A truss of old hay weighs 56 lbs., and a truss of new hay Cubiccapacity 

 60 lbs.; but various circumstances contribute to the fluctua- °^ hay. 

 tion of their cubic contents — the character of the grass land 

 from which the hay is cut, the size and consequent weight of 

 the stack (which may weigh from %Z lbs. to 200 lbs. per cubic 

 yard), and its age (hay is considered old after September). 

 The size of the trusses vary from 7-50 to 11*25 cubic feet; 

 the smaller measuring 3 feet by 2 feet by i foot 3 inches, and 

 the larger 3 feet by 2 feet 6 inches by i foot 6 inches. 



It is calculated that for every acre of grass made into 

 ensilage, 300 cubic feet capacity of silo is required, and one 

 ton of ensilage is pressed into a space of 50 cubic feet. 



Tramway and omnibus stables differ materially in their Tramway and 

 arrangement from those already dealt with as " Private Stables," o"^^ibus 

 additional buildings being required, such as the foreman's 

 dwelling, smithy, workshop, harness-maker's shop, and lamp- 

 room (which should be an isolated building), but as the harness 

 is kept in the stables, there is no necessity for a harness-room, 

 beyond the store in which provisional sets of harness are kept. 

 It is only in large establishments that a smithy is necessary, 

 and it is generally an economy in the case of omnibus and 

 tramway stabling to provide a fitter's and harness-maker's shop 

 a design for a smithy will be found on Plates 45 and 46. 

 The loose boxes are built in a row, and do not form part of the 

 stables ; they should be about 5 per cent, on the number of 

 horses provided for. One of these is often fitted up as a surgery, 

 as shown on Plate 37, and is used by the veterinary surgeon on 

 his periodical visits to the stables. 



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