5 o THROUGH STABLE AND SADDLE-ROOM. 



Wheelbarrow. — A wheelbarrow costs from 15 s. 

 to £1. 



Dung-basket. — A dung-basket costs from 2s. 6d. 

 to 3 s. 6d. 



Wooden Buckets. — Wooden buckets are best for 

 stable purposes, and when painted cost about 5s. 

 each. 



Iron Pails. — Those of galvanized iron last 

 longer and are less expensive. One wooden one 

 for each horse, and one iron one to every two or 

 three horses, are sufficient. The galvanized iron 

 ones cost about 3 s. There is also another de- 

 scription of bucket which is useful for fomentations, 

 etc., if required. It is longer and deeper than the 

 ordinary wooden bucket. These are made of wood. 



Stable Lamps and Lighting. — The best light for 

 a stable is undoubtedly gas, but where this is not 

 available, recourse must be had to some other 

 description of light. Side-wall lights, perhaps, give 

 the best light, but they should never be used off 

 the wall, and should be carefully attended to, as 

 the dust from the bedding, etc., very soon accumu- 

 lates on them. One or two lanterns of the kind 

 known as ' hurricane lanterns ' are as good as 

 anything, and these should be slung from the 

 ceiling, so as to be out of the way, and to lessen 

 the chance of their setting fire to anything. They 



