Ellsworth American., 1877-11-01
Farm ann 3lonstboIo


The object OF ventilation. to any
apartment which constitutes the abode
OF animals, i to procure a constant
supply OF fresh air to meet the demands
OF the animal economy. Tue practice
which mas long prevailed. as regard,
ventilation, seems to deny lis utility,
and to doubt the injury accompanying
its neglect - little do many people
see the necessity for ventilation, that
they cannot distinguish between the
warm air and the foul air Of stable !;
aud consequently, if the admission OF
fresh air is wan.cd 10 expcl the foul.
they Immediately conclude il must be
cold, and do harm. Now it is the prop
or action of ventilation to let away all.
and no more OF the warm air Of a stable
than what is foul, and then OF course.
no more than the same quantity OF fresh
air can find it, way into 1t.
\ ready means of letting ont the
foul air from a stable is by A number oi
ventilators on the ridge Of the roof; and
one means OF admittiu. fresh air below.
J. bv the windows when they are open;
but when they are shut other means
must be supplied. ~ doors ald win
dpws are usually situated in farm stab
es th fresh air should not be allowed
to enter them through The night -
they should not be left open; for fresh
ar coming directly from the doors or
windows upon horse. must strike hi.
body and limbs forcibly, and do him
more harm Than good. The fresh air
should come in on level with the
horses nOs,ril>, ana an opening above
hi. head seems the most suitable place
for foul, air 10 ind its way ont.
Dampness in stable, arises either
from ground damp or want Of vcutilat-
ion. OF this any man may judge from
different circumstances, and, generally
Speaking, the remedy need not be at
tended with any very serious expense
drainage and raising the floor will
mostly have the effect in one instance,
aud making proper vents for the heated
vapor to escape near the roof will also
nearly always be sufficient in the other
Where a stable has tins defect it should
be remedied at once, or the horses taken
out OF it; for if they are not, sickness
will sooner or later cause double the
expense of the remedy. The heated,
unnatural, and yitiA,ed air OF some
stables, would be sure to cause disaster
TO some OF the inmates, if they were
called on Tor severe or long continued
labor. especially on a cold day: the ef-
iect OF their debiIitate constitution
would soon tell that something was
wrong, and probably infamatio OF the
lungs would quite satisfy the owner OF
the fact.
On the contrary, the stable where
proper warmth i wanting, aud where
currents OF cold air are often permitted
10 enter, though not perhaps 50 comfort
less a. to cause suffering to the horse or
to directly iniure his health for certain
purposes, would shortly show him a.,
an animal. both in appearance and CON
dition,as totally unfit internally and ex
ternally, for that fast work to which
valuable horses are put externally
from having the coat oi bear, and in.
fernaliy from its having been impossi-
Die IN such stable 10 have carried him
through that discipline necessary for
such purposes. Such stable. after a
sweat, would be death, though the
coarser-bred horse nigh, live aud have
his health in i;.T--Iress.