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light and ventilation both tend to remove the dampness. 

 Damp stables are most decidedly unhealthful. 



The presence of ample light has a bearing on the 

 ease with which labor will be performed and on the 

 health of the animals. The amount of labor performed 

 in a given time by a person in a stable well lighted 

 will much exceed that done by the same person in a 

 stable ill lighted. Light, and especially sunlight, is the 

 enemy of disease germs, hence the importance of having 

 it stream in through many and relatively large windows. 

 Even where basement stables are built close up against 

 a bank, provision should be made for admitting light on 

 every side. 



The importance of good and ample ventilation can- 

 not easily be over-estimated. The little attention given 

 to this question in previous years is no doubt largely 

 responsible for the prevalence of tuberculosis in many 

 of the herds during recent years. The colder the normal 

 temperature in any locality, the greater is the danger 

 that insufficient ventilation will be provided, because of 

 the effort to exclude the cold. (See page 379.) 



The labor of removing the droppings by hand forms 

 one of the largest items of stable work, hence the im- 

 portance of having the construction of a character that 

 will admit of calling in the aid of horse labor where 

 much of this work is to be done. Carriers also may, in 

 some instances, be used with much advantage. For the 

 construction of the gutters see page 373. 



Conveniences in a cattle stable. — In every stable in 

 which many animals are kept, provision should be made 

 for (i) a feed room in which to mix the feed; (2) a root 

 cellar in which to store roots; (3) a place in which to 

 store meal; (4) a silo within or adjacent to the stable, 

 and (5) a space in the loft in which to store bedding. 

 Where cows are to be kept there should be some box 

 stalls and stalls for calves, and where the cows are milked 

 a milk room of good construction. Water may or may 



