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usually burn oil, or some kind of paraffin. I do not 

 like paraffin in a stable, but it gives a good light. 

 A candle lantern is insufficient for the dark winter 

 mornings and evenings, and grooms are so apt to 

 take out the candles and to stick them on the 

 window-sills or anywhere they can. I need hardly 

 caution the reader to be most severely ' down on ' 

 anything of the kind. Such malpractices generally 

 leave their traces behind them in the shape of spots 

 of grease and burnt patches of woodwork. A 

 good pattern of ' hurricane stable lamp ' is to be 

 obtained at any of the principal shops where such 

 things are sold, for, I think, about 5s. 



Corn-measure. — A corn-measure may also be 

 added to the above list ; the usual price for a half- 

 gallon one is Is. (or rather less). 



Corn-sieve. — A corn-sieve is useful for siftino- 

 the dust from the oats, and also for carrying chaff, 

 etc. The price of them is about 2s. 



Corn-bins. — I had intended to make mention of 

 corn-bins later on, but the present is perhaps not 

 inopportune, so I will do so now. I recommend 

 the use of those made of galvanized iron, as being 

 well-nigh imperishable, and rat and mouse proof. 

 The cost of them, which in this instance I have 

 taken from the Army and Navy Co-operative 

 Society's price-list, I append : 



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