The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-05-08


new horse stable there are a number
OF Important things to be taken into
consideration In order that the animals
may remain healthy and at the same
time be ena 5led TO perform the most
effective work. The best site for the
stable Is on a strata OF hard gravel.
II this cannot be supplied then it will
be necessary 10 drain the ground upon
which the stable is to be built. Dry
hoors are absolutely necessary. These
cannot be expected where the ground
is Level and the water table" is near
the surface. The water table Is the
level to which water rises In the soil
after q rain. In a slough the water
table is al the surface Of the ground
the soil being supersaturated. In aver
age farm land the water table Is found
about two feet from the surface and
this is too close for purposes Of stable
building BY putting in tile drains at
a depth Of four feet or thereabout the
table viii be lowered TO a sufficient
depth TO insure dryness OF the founda-
tiou soil. On such a foundation the
stable will be healthy: where the
ground Is damp on the other hand the
horses stand In an atmosphere full OF
moisture and suffer from staring coats,
swelled legs. lung troubles and kin
dred ailments The foundation hay-
ms been provided the stable shNuld
be built SO that the windows face 70
the south and are set IN the wall back
OF the horses This provides for an
ample inlet OF sunshine SO that when
.he horses are az work the stable may
be given a sun bath which Is one way
Of insuring health. A great many
farmers argue that It IS best to place
the stable with the windows 10 the
north It viii be cooler Certainly
i viii be cooler ia summer and as
certainly il will be lee cold IN winter.
IN summer it is possible to shade
the horses from the sun when indoors
and all the sun possible Is wanted In
the stable when the horses are at work.
In winter the sun from the sooth Will
tend TO keep the stable warm and
cheerful and certainly viii conduce 70
the health Of the animals. Others viii
argue that the sunlight is hard upon
the eyes Of the horses and that Is very
true II the walls OF the stable be white
washed but then II is bad plan to
whitewash the inside Of the stable To |
protect the eyes Of the occupants the
stable should be polored neutral tint or
gray and this is easily accom- mollshed /
BY mixing a little lamp black In the
lime wash. The color should be any
thing except pure white After the
stable foundation has been properly
drained the ground surface should be 1
made impervious 10 moisture from
above and below and this is accom-
plished by concrete Of gravel and ce-
mcnt 4 Is well 10 do this as noxions
gases and moisture cannot then come
up from the ground and AZ the same
time the fluids Of the stable cannot get
into the soil to tester and breed no1-
ious exhalations Provision should be
made for proper ventilation not only
At the roof OF the stable but at the
floor. The light gases in a stable are
carried on by ridge ventllators but the
acid Of the exhaled air from
the lungs Is heavy and falls upon the
noor and should be removed and thla /
ia 10 Be accomplished by ventilator
bricks or other lnlets for fresh air
a the ground surface This is all the
more necessary in hog and sheep barns
~ the animals mentioned sleep with |
their heads close 70 the floor and prac-
tically drown In their own carbonlc
acid gas Il the ventilators be not pro-
gided. The common ridge ventilator
'annot be depended upon. According
% the direction Of the wind II pumps
1ut air OF allows e to enter. Il should
10 one or both at an times and this
e Insured by providing il with a par
.itlon through the center from TOP 10
bottom Where this Is done Il viii
De found that at al times one side
g pumping out air and The other side
sucking L in BY furnishing the cell
ng opening Of The ventilator with two
ilides the ventllaior can then be used
or either purpose as required