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The modern manger is intended to hold hay, corn, and 

 water ; the whole length of the manger is sis feet, so if 

 these three are put into that space, the design must be 

 something different from the manger intended for hay and 

 corn only, and it is principally on this difference that most 

 of the variations in design are based. 



Another explanation of varieties of pattern exists in the 

 fact that mangers are not unfrequently a source of injury, 



Fig. 109. — Manger and hay-rack, the former provided with roller guards. 



and great care has been taken in the production of harm- 

 less manger fittings. 



A manger for a stall is not quite the same as one for a 

 box, as the additional space of the box with its corners 

 allows of something less bulky being produced, and the 

 corners are utilized for the purpose (Fig. 108). 



A manger should be large enough to contain the grain 

 ration, if too small it frequently gets thrown out. To pre- 

 vent this waste roller guards are sometimes employed 

 (Fig. 109). The manger need not be too deep and should 

 be capable of being cleaned out, there should not be any 



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