THE PRACTICAL HORSE BARN 



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more direct sunlight will fall on the floor. This is the 

 chief objection to underground or bank barns for horses. 

 Bank barns are usually dark and damp, and, therefore, 

 objectionable as horse stables. True, windows increase 

 the temperature in the daytime and serve to radiate heat 

 at night, but this is not so important as an abundance of 

 light, particularly for horses. Further, light shows dirt 



FIG. 180.— CROSS SECTION THROUGH HORSE BARN 



Showing partition, manger, concrete floor, covered with plank, and the arrangement 



of windows. 



and makes it easy to keep the barn clean. Dark stables 

 are likely to be dusty, dirty and damp, thus providing con- 

 ditions for germ growth. In addition to cleanliness, free- 

 dom from germ disease, and the like, a barn into which 

 the sun shines freely furnishes a cheerful place in which 

 to work. 



Cleanliness. — In the planning of a horse barn, it should 

 be so arranged as to facilitate ease of cleaning. Horse 

 manure being damp and warm decomposes rapidly and 

 the gases thus formed contaminate the stable. In sum- 

 mer this decomposing manure is a favorite breeding place 



