Show sui llight in stal lIti D D slade M I D writes in ill am american mica it agriculturist for febra a ary 11 all barna barns stable q sheds and other buildings intended for the shelter of domestic animals should be so arranged as s to command all the sunlight possible po sible for this purpose the stalls on oil the eastern castern and southern eddei of the build building the windows should be large and 29 sufficiently numerous there is no fear of too much eun light either in the hou house houe e or tho the barn we have bave no right to deprive rive our animals any more than our children of that which has been diffused so libe liberally rAly there is no ob ejection to flacum animals in tha the basement or cellar of a building if due care ia taken to provide against dampness and darkness in fact if the stable is properly constructed the ground floor should be the warmest in winter and the coolest in in summer every animal seeks the eun sun and will comfort itself by basking in ita its raya rays let them pour freely into barns and cellars and build yards so to that while sheltered from the cold winds they may ho be open to the winters sun from the rising until the tile going down of the can came some object to the direct sunlight falling upon the head and face of the horse aa as injurious to tho the sight ht it is much more to be feared f that the animal will shy and start upon the road if he lie is kept in darkness and then suddenly exposed to a bright I light ig lit the use of blinds or curtains during the hot montha months may under certain certai n circumstances circum be advisable darkness is sometimes conducive to repose and indirectly this repose to the process proem of fattening but with darkness dar knew both filth and neglect arc are loo apt to bo be found the ham barn cellar or basement is not only a convenience but often a necessity if this is commodious with kniple means for light ana ventilation easy ef of access for the removal of manure then the farmer has all that can bo desired in this way in most stables the provisions for proper ventilation are ara deficient and consequently ammonia ral vapors from the fermenting manure heap penetrate the apartments above which are too atlen ill ventilated and exert an injurious effect upon the animals there confined and do much dama sto harness and can ria briage gei when the basement or cellar of a barn is needed for other purposes as for the storage of verge vegetables tables or where it is not practicable to have a it cellar a pit may way be formed at the side of the building over a ched shed may be formea formed at the side of the building over which a shed may be erected thus in my own stable a pit or outside cellar receives the horse droppings coppings rop pings th through rough a sliding door on a level with the floor of tho stable while over the pl pit t is is the cow stable the dung from from which is thrown through an opening protected by a sliding door the tile pit may also alio serve for a pig pen if covered and protected and at the same time open to the sunshine and air air elements essential to the of swine as of other ani animals malE |