. Biggle horse book : a concise and practical treatise on the horse : adopted to the needs of farmers and others who have a kindly regard for this noble servitor of man. Horses. ABOUT STABLES. 125 Some may prefer a hinged door to the carriage room, but the rolling one has the advantage of never blowing about in a high wind and is easily opened and shut under all circum- stances, including a big snowdrift right up against it. The plan has been drawn to the scale of sixteen feet to the inch. The second plan and elevation show a stable larger than the preceding, and is one designed by a member of
. Biggle horse book : a concise and practical treatise on the horse : adopted to the needs of farmers and others who have a kindly regard for this noble servitor of man. Horses. ABOUT STABLES. 125 Some may prefer a hinged door to the carriage room, but the rolling one has the advantage of never blowing about in a high wind and is easily opened and shut under all circum- stances, including a big snowdrift right up against it. The plan has been drawn to the scale of sixteen feet to the inch. The second plan and elevation show a stable larger than the preceding, and is one designed by a member of the Farm. THREE-HORSE STABLE. Journal staft. It has been in use for several years, and has proven to be very satisfactory and convenient. There is stabling for three horses, and by doing away with the harness- closet four may be accommodated. The covered driveway in front will be found almost indispensable—for hitching and unhitching, for washing the caiTiage on the washpave, (shown in the plan,) for cleaning the horses, etc. The harness-closet should have been shown with a window in it, and should be made as tight as possible of tongued and grooved boards. The stairway leads up from the entiy to the second floor, which contains a good-sized room for the man to sleep in, a storage room for grain, a mow for hay. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Biggle, Jacob. Philadelphia : W. Atkinson
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