The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1889-01-04
STABLE ECONOMY.
How to Supply Cattle and Horses W
Pure Air i'm Winter.

How to Supply Cattle and Horses With
Pure Air in Winter.
1t has been laid down as a rule by
careful English sanitary observers that
no stable is properly constructed that
does not allow to each horse one
thousand cubic feet of air, and to each
COW eight hundred, not reckoning any
space over ten feet from the floor, and
with ventilation so arranged that the
complete volume of air may be changed
at least once in every hour. During
our extreme cold weather it would be
difficult to accomplish this without
lowering the temperature very much
below what we generally find it, unless
artificial heat be supplied, or the ami
NAL protected by clothing. But it GER
tainly would hardly seem as if we
were justified in warming the air in
our stables at the expense of its pu-
rity.
In attempting to ventilate certain
facts must be borne in mind, viz: That
air becomes lighter as it becomes
warmer, SO that the inlets should be
nearer the floor than the head of the
animal and the outlets higher. Sec
ond, the inlets should be at the head
of the stall, so that the air may not be
tainted by odors arising from the
manure; the outlets should be behind
the animal, so that such odor may be
carried away. Third, each stall
should have separate ventilation, so
that the animal may have pure air
when lying down.
There is such a diversity in stables
that it is not possible to lay down a
definite rule for their ventilation. But
both ventilation and lighting can best
and easiest be accomplished when the
stalls face outward. A good plan would
be to have a window in front of each
stall, situated pretty high up, with
hinges at the bottom and a triangular
piece of board at each side connected
by strap for the window to drop back
against when open. The advantage
of this style of construction is that the
air is passing in. if there is any wind
to force it in (for it will not without),
is thrown upwards and scattered so
that one part of the body is not cooled
more rapidly than the others, which
is the cause of taking cold.
This window will furnish the neces-
sary light and sun to regulate the tenn
perature, but as it would be likely to
be kept closed through the winter. it
is not an important factor in ventiia-
ton. Amore perfect plan for that pur-
pose is to run tunnel or box the whole
length of the stable under the man.
gers, both openings at each end and in
front of each stall. The end openings
should be provided with doors or slides.
by means of which the openings may
be partly or completely closed; as in
case of high winds it may become nee
essary to completely close one of them.
This inlet will answer all practical
purposes if kept clean and carefully
regulated.
The outlet may be by one or more
shafts depending on the number of
stalls) run from the top of the stable
out through the roof, with the lower
openings behind the stalls. These
shafts should not open into NOW
above, or be used to throw feed down
through, as any opening below the
roof would interfere with the draft,
and the escape of the impure air among
the food tends to make it unpalatable,
ard to slight degree unwholesome.-
Cor. Western Farmer.