Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-07-12
AGRICUL TURAL
From The Southern Planter.
MANAGEMENT OF STABLE

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The great desderatum in a stable is ventilation. \
horse requires air equally 18th his master and the lat
ter requires chimney 10 is sleeping apartment; 50
does the former. The chimney may be mere outlet,
op ming through the ceiling, or may be formed
dome or cupola II should not of course be opened
the top, rain will get in, but rooted over, and
pening a the sides by weather boards. Besides this,
there should be openings in the walls the ground,
but not in the stalls. This will produce thorough air.
1t may be So placed as not to expose the horses 10
drought The stable should not be less than twelve feet
high, from flor ceiling, and the former should be well
paved, slope slightly backwards aud along the back of
the stalls should run gutter about foot wide, and
inch or two Deep No stables should be less than
eighteen feet deep, and each stall should be least six
feet clear but if eight feet be afforded, much the
better Although horses will aeree when kept
together in STALL it is far better give each stall
To himself The manger should be about sixteen inches
deep, the from front to back, narrower at bottom
than at top and two feet in length. The rack is best
closed in front, the back part being inclined plane of
wood, sopng gradually towards the ont and termna-
ting about two feet down. This rack effects consider.
bic saving hay for need scarcely remind our rea-
ders hat, in the rack, much Of the hay given is
tramped in the litter Il also prevents the hay seed
from falling the horses eyes from The rack such as we
commended, is on level with the manger, and about
three feet from the ground Another advantage also
gained by this rick is the facility with which it can be
filled, thus obvatng all necessity for loft the sta
bic, and, consequently, admitting of greater height Of
ceiling well as superior ventilation. The windows
and doors should be the opposite ends this promotes
venliIlat,n; the former the south extremity of
the building the latter sh ud be divided transversey
like ordinary barh door, he height OF about four
feet from the ground. The door portion may thus be
occasionally open. Whilewash is bad dressing for the
interior Of stable as it grelt glare of light
paint of ltaden color is best it be washed from
time to time with soap and water There should be
bn divided properly into partitions for oats beans &c.
and This is better at the back Of the stable, and may be
made the purpose both regards utility and
ornament. of a fe buckets of water, dashed
the fl or of the stables while the horses work
or, IT hunters, at exercise will keep all sweet The lit
ter shoud be turned out to dry, bit oftesh straw
spread ff the horses to stand on shed placed beside
the stable is great advantage, two accounts it ad
mis- Of the litter being dressed ana the horses dressed
there in wet stormy weather. little powdered gypsum
stfewn Up the stable hlor, will also ac by absorbing
the anmonacal gas-a frequent rredisposng cause Of
,phh l'mia Should tie ammonia, however. have ac-
cnmu'aed in any quantity, the peedies and eff
caclous' remedy, dsnftc'art is the laying down
plate dish, containing mu atic aclds-.Naine Far,