The Lansing state Republican. [volume] (Lansing, Mich.) 1855-1874, 1864-02-10
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MY HORSE BARN.

When get horse barn as / want 1t, there
will be the following features about 1t which
deem essential:
!. Il shall be well lighted. Il shall be made
as light and cheerful as a farmers kitchen snouid
be. No horse Of mine shall stand in the gloom
Of darkened stable, and with his face IRON the
light He shall stand facing the light-if posi-
bic facing the door where l enter 10 iced him.
Light in a horse or Gov barn is as Important a.
sunshine to the plant; and our stables will ap'
proach completeness only when this fact is rec
ognized in their construction.
q IL ebAll be thoroughly ventilated. Ny horse
shah not st4ud in dark, close stall, with his face
against the rack or over manger, in which Is
confined musty or dusty hay.
/ VII reverse the order found ia niOst ecrse
barns The bead Of the horse shall be where
his heels usually are. And will arrange that
the confined air which be would breathe repeat
edly 10 most stables, shall escape and be sup
Piled by current Of cool, fresh air from beneath
the foor. Horses ole from want Of good air.
They grow poor With an abundance OF food, be-
cause Of the poison they are compelled TO inhale
in the cramped, close stalls Of barn, in which
no provision whatever has been made for ventil-
alton. Ny horse shall have an abundant supply
Of pure air if can get it for him, and think l
can.
.. ! viii lccN Nm DclOfc LAo laSC- wiz 49,
20 into lis stall 10 feed him Iii. head shall
look out upon an alley, or larger space, rom
which will feed him | will regard my Own
comfort convenience and safety in this arrange
ment. Tnis alley being light, can easily clean
tho feed box, and feed him without the least
discomfort or danger If my horse barn aud
wagon house are combined in one, the horses
shal no. stand with their heels toward the door.
viii make the front Of their stalls the HE OF a
compartment And they shall look out upon
the entering carriage, and filth and manure shall
be kept from the carriage department.
f. will not iced hay in a rack. Ifhay Is fed
in its normal condition, it shall be in box sup
Piled through tubular feeder. If cut feed,
there shall DO a manger that shali DO ample. -
And the maDger shall not be too high or too
low. IL shall be on level with the breast OF
the horse-so that he and may reach the bot
tom OF il without much effort. If feed vet
food, Il shall be 80 arranged that may drain ii
easily. no damp. sour manger shall stand nm
der the nose of my horse.
S. The harness shall not hang up at the heels
Of my horse There shall be place for j: Oh
the foor With the carriages. It shall be kept
in a clean place, and the horse shall be taken
from the stall to be harnessed. will not run
the risk of his getting his heels entangled in it,
or Of its being thrown from its place under his
feet Nor will | harness horse in stall and
rarely will let him stand there with his harness
or. For there are few horses that will not dam
age harness more by rubbing than it viii cost
Of time and labor 10 remove it,
G. TIE stalls shall be dry, aud will provide
that water shall not stand in them-that the cx
crement shall not only RIM out the stalls, but
shall be conveyed in gutter, from the barn at
once. For, while all stables should be kept rs
pure as possible, the horse stable should receive
especial attention. There is no domestic animal
whose organism is so sensitive to atmospherical
inAences with modern treatment and diet as the
hOrse-none that require greater care in pro
viding for health and comfort nor which repay
such care with better service.
Such are some Of the essential features Of my
horse barn.-Riirai Ns,o Yorker.