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In principle all three are the same, in detail they differ 

 greatly, the question of detail being a matter of cost, and 

 in no wise necessarily affecting their sanitary condition. 



High Class Stables. 



Site, aspect, and soil having been considered generally, 

 it is unnecessary to again refer to the matter, so that we 



Fig. 91. — Ground Plan of Stable with Four Stalls and Two Boxes. Single row. 



may at once deal with the general ground plan of the 

 buildings. 



Type. — This depends upon the number of horses that 

 have to be provided for, but the principles are very simple. 

 A single row of animals (Fig. 91) running the length of 

 the building is always better than a double row. Horses 



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Fig. 92. — Transverse Arrangement of Stalls. 



should never be placed across the stable (Fig. 92), this 

 is known as the transverse arrangement, and brings five or 

 six animals between opposite sources of air sujDply which 

 is bad. 



A single row as recommended means, of course, extra 

 ground space, and this may be an impossibility ; in such 

 cases a double row is the only alternative, but the animals 



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