98 THROUGH STABLE AND SADDLE-ROOM. 



the master, to his stable, etc., will go very far 

 towards ensuring everything being as it should be, 

 especially if aided by a quick eye and the knowledge 

 of what is right and what is wrong. If it can 

 possibly be managed, a shed (or some covered place) 

 where soiled litter can be dried, will be found very 

 useful, and as the cost of such an erection is not 

 great, it will be, in the long-run, found true 

 economy, inasmuch as it will save a great deal of 

 waste in straw. So much litter is thrown away 

 because it cannot be dried properly, especially in 

 wet weather, and if there is no other place to dry 

 it in, it must be either so disposed of, or else dried 

 as best it can be in the stable ; and there is every 

 reason why the latter place is unsuitable for such 

 an operation, since the effluvium arising from it is 

 by no means desirable. 



Straw is in some parts of the country a rather 

 expensive item, and it is worth while to study 

 economy in its use. A very simple structure will 

 suffice for the purpose — a few upright posts and 

 a roof of corrugated iron being all that is required. 

 If a concrete or asphalte flooring can be added, it 

 will be an advantage. If the expense of even such 

 a shed as the above is objected to, a very fair 

 substitute can be made by means of a roofing of 

 hurdles wattled in with straw, or covered over with 



