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Show Manure Pit Beneath Stable Floor. P. It 1. If manure from n herd ot cowt wcro stored In n pit beneath tho floor of tho stable during the winter season, would It pollute tho ntmos-phcro ntmos-phcro of lha stable? ;. Could a concrete con-crete floor bo built on planks several feet above ground? 1. If tho floor of the stable were tight, tho trnp-diHir closo lilting, nnd tho tldct of the pit wcro open to that the wind may blow through, the at-motphcre at-motphcre of tho liable should not be polluted by the gassei from tho manure. ma-nure. S. A floor ot cement could be built on n plank floor, but It would require very firm foundation timbers In order to prevent cracking A cheaper and rooro sultablo floor for an clovatid slablo would consist of sawed codnr blocks, laid In hot coal tar with sand nnd tar filled In between tho blocks A floor carefully laid In this way would bo water tight, durable) and qulto Inexpensive |