The horse in the stable and the field : his varieties, management in health and disease, anatomy, physiology, etc. . catch is preferred which dropsinto a recess made for it in the door-frame,but this is not adapted for a ledge-door, aframe at least 2 in. in thickness being neces-sary to allow of the lock being let in. Forloose boxes the door should be made with theupper half of open iron-work ; the framing maybe of wood, but as this is liable to be gnawedby the horse on the edges, it is better to makeit in wrought iron, the lower part only beingfilled in with wood, as in the annexed engrav-ing
The horse in the stable and the field : his varieties, management in health and disease, anatomy, physiology, etc. . catch is preferred which dropsinto a recess made for it in the door-frame,but this is not adapted for a ledge-door, aframe at least 2 in. in thickness being neces-sary to allow of the lock being let in. Forloose boxes the door should be made with theupper half of open iron-work ; the framing maybe of wood, but as this is liable to be gnawedby the horse on the edges, it is better to makeit in wrought iron, the lower part only beingfilled in with wood, as in the annexed engrav-ing. In a door of this construction the hingesare so arranged that with a rounded edge tothe frame there is no sharp piojection, and evenwhen wide open the hip of the horse passing through cannot possibly beinjui-ed. Common ledge doors of deal may be hung with oidinary ironhinges and thumb-latches for about 30s. to 355. each, while framed doorswill run up to 51. and 61. apiece. No door should be less than 3. in. wide and 7 ft. high, and the outer door is better if made 3 ft. 9 even 4 ft. in the DOOR FOB I/)0?E BOX. DRAINAGE AND WATER SUPPLY Next in importance to the choice of the situation and aspect, is themethod to be adopted in draining the stable. The former cannot wellbe altered, buc the latter may, and therefore I have placed it second. Toensure the perfect performance of the office of cleansing the stable, thefirst thing to be done is to provide a means of receiving the liquid whichconstantly must fall upon the flooring, consisting paitly of the urine of thehorses, and partly of the water used in keeping it clean. Several plans are DRAINAGE AND WATER SUPPLY 225 adopted for this purpose, some of which are founded upon true principles ofeconomy, while others are wasteful in the extreme. In towns and citiesprovided with sewers and water pipes, jiquid manure is seldom worth thecost of removing it, and hence in them there is no choice and the whole ofthe liqu
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