Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1888-02-02
STABLES ron HORSES
a AoAe Essey % Tie stabli.g and Oar,
q Farm Animal.

STAeLES FOR HORSES.
a Able Esssy % The stabti.g and care
q Farm Animals.
The stable should not be less than
s'ghteen feet wide. and, of such length
as Will allow six feet standing for
each horse ard ten feet high. The
horses stand in single row, and tho
harness is hung on pegs in the wall
behind them. This width admits of
thorough ventilation to the stable.
without subj ,cting the horses to
drang hts Each standing should be
parted of by An upright post. reaching
from the ground to the ceiling rafter,
placed three feet from tho wall at the
horses head. These partitions should
be closely boarded up three feet above
the manager and hay crib. TO prevent
the horses quarr''ling about The food
and kicking each other. To each Of
these posts q bale eight feet long
and one foot eight inches
wide should be hung by a
strong chain. to divide the standings
and suspended by another strong chain
at the hinder end from tho ceiling
rafter Each chain should have q
hook and eye within reach that may
DO reality unfastened. This arrange
mcnt will leave space of six feet OPP
posite the head of each horse. availa-
BILE for feeding purposes. The manger
for corn and chaf may be male two
feet six inches long. 1t should be two
feet wide at the top; one foot two
inches at the bottom. The hay and
straw. VIII; CHI should be cut into six
inch lengths. will require a larger re-
ceptacle. which should be three feet
six inches long. two feet wide at its
upper part and half that width be-.
low.
At the top of this hay and straw
crib. an iron rack. with bars six inches
apart. should be SO hung as to open up
and fall back against the wall to let
the fodder be put in. and then
put down upon it for the horses
to eat through. 1t should be so much
smaller than the opening that il Can fall
down with the fodder as it is consumed,
by which means not q particle is
wasted. The top of the front and ends
should be covered with half-round
iron. two and half inches wide.
screwed on to project over the front
outside aquarter of an inch. and three
quarters of an inch inside the manger.
This prevents the food being tossed
out. and the manger being gnawed.
A short post must be put as near the
center of the standing as possible to
support the manger. into which a
large screw ring must be put to let the
chain or rope of the head-stall pass
freely up and down without friction.
The manger may be three feet six
inches from tho grou nd to the top;
the hay crib of course the same
height.
The flooring of the standings three
feet six inches from the head. shou'd
be fat then with fall from both
sides to the center. where drain of
four inches wide. with q removable
flat cover fitted to the inside of il.
should be placed straight down the
with a fall into another
larger cross-main drain ten feet five
inches from the head. SO placed as 10
carry away the urine from all the
smaller drains into tank outside the
stable.
1he ventilation is the most impor-
ant feature in the construction of the
stable; upon it depends the health of
all the horses and consequently their
usefulness. No stable should be with.
,ut u constant change of air. and no
,orse in it should feel the draught
The two ends Of the stable may be so
as to effect this obi ct in this
Take twelve feet from the
read wall to the opening for the stable
lOor; allow eight inches for the two
ioor posts, and four feet SIX inches
rom the door. This will leave ten
inches between the door-post farthest
from the horse and the back wall
This space. from the ground to the
op of the door. should be left open
md covered with strong rabbit wire
york, which should be permanently
ixe,l. Tho door should be seven feet
Ugh. and cut in two parts horizontal
y. at a height of four feet The lower
,art may be kept shut while the
lorses are in; the upper three feet
nay be open or shut according to tho
tate of the atmosphere. Plenty Of
light should be admitted from
he hinder wall bv narrow. fixed win
lows. made of slabs Of strong glass;
ever to be opened. Windows open.
ng in bad directions and open skv-
ights. kill horses by Wholesale. the
described is suited for
an horses
It is important that the water which
orses drink should be exposed to tho
at least six hours before
hey are allowed 10 have it; and thcy
hould never be allowed to drink mn.
il they have eaten something. The
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