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Horse Stables

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Parent Issue
Day
18
Month
November
Year
1870
Copyright
Public Domain
OCR Text

Miuigcrs are butler Ihin rncks fur feeding any animáis, nnd wc are glad tn know ihat thu old and injiirious plan of compelling animáis tn IihuI their fod duwu from rackx - wliich is comrary to all laws of nature and reasun - is bcing rapidiy dono away witli. The pÍHDger in a horsa Btable elmuld bo sitmted at a conveuieut height for the horae to cat conifortablv. Wo are ri to the plan adopU'd by mnynf lea ving a spoco beliveeii t te matiger anti flnor for putting bedding, for the rraaD thai thtf strixilv sceutyil tmiuoniao il {n wliich nrises from straw naked with urinp, ím unhcalthy for the uóre to iohila ; and, furthor, being dirtctly lieneatb the feeding niangor, tho hiiy wil bo more or less injured by it. A nother objection is, the bedding, wben packed i i tliat manner, has no chanco to dry. The litter of tin; differentVtaÜH should be remored and spread upon theharn Hoor, or out of doors, if the weatber will udmit of it ; but if Uiere is no chance to do eithcr of tbese, wo should pnfer to shake it tip thoroughly, and place it -a!ong--ide oi 1 1 1 3 etalls, as far back as poBsible, so tliat it uaay have son:e chance to dry out. After the bedding U.t.s beet) removed, aDd floor made clean, some iibsorbcnt should be put ob, such as i'pent tanbark, chaff, or i-awdust ; liever use lime or ashes thcy will be likely to injure thu hair of tho animal. Freah, dry earth is one of the heit ruatenals lor untyi and drying up stitblt' flonra 'J'Le ptable slmuld be so arrnnged with regard to light tbat n purson ou coiirnii freni without would expei iencc no difliculty in oliservinR objects witliin. It is nol bc.Rl to have s Iniglit beain of liglit iet in imtnedintcly upoii ll.e liorse's eyee; but it slioald bc ditiu-i'd and subducd liglit Ventiiution ihould always have particuliir atteution, and tLe couvenienccM íor iliis purpoae so airanged tbat a current of air comiug dircctiy upoa tbe horsu ir.ay at any time bc sliut off. A bore, coming hcated ÍH'in tlie road, put in'. ü a nul! with lbo cliilling wintry winds blovving in a strong current upon hiui, is very mucb in danger of takiug cold aud bcing

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Subjects
Old News
Michigan Argus