Management and feeding of sheep . d as a catching pen for thetime being. The sheep may be lifted into the vat andwhen dipped may be held for a short time at the top ofthe incline to drip. This will do away with the necessityfor a draining yard, but this method is extremely dripping may be hastened through the squeezing ofthe wool by the attendants. Where the numbers exceed those stated, and wherethe sheep are dipped once or twice a year, the plantshould be permanent. When dipping large flocks, thefollowing conveniences should be present: A vat of suit-able dimensions, a drive or chute
Management and feeding of sheep . d as a catching pen for thetime being. The sheep may be lifted into the vat andwhen dipped may be held for a short time at the top ofthe incline to drip. This will do away with the necessityfor a draining yard, but this method is extremely dripping may be hastened through the squeezing ofthe wool by the attendants. Where the numbers exceed those stated, and wherethe sheep are dipped once or twice a year, the plantshould be permanent. When dipping large flocks, thefollowing conveniences should be present: A vat of suit-able dimensions, a drive or chute through which the sheepare forced into the vat, a yard or its equivalent from 434 MANAGEMENT AND FEEDING OF SHEEP which the sheep are forced into the drive, an incline withcleats at the further end of the tank, and a draining pento carry the drip back into the vat. There should alsobe suitable heating apparatus. A heater or cooker, suchas is used in heating or cooking food for swine, may beused in preparing and renewing the FIG. 21—GROUND PLAN OF DIPPING PLANT AT WAUKESHA, WIS.(Courtesy of the owners) The method of dipping sheep at the Anoka StockFarm at Waukesha, Wis., will now be submitted, in thebelief that it will prove helpful to any who may find itnecessary to construct a dipping plant for the benefit ofthe farm flock. This farm is owned and operated byGeorge Harding and Son. The dipping vat is located atthe rear end of the hog house, which is on sloping platform extends out about 6 feet from the hog house,from which stock, as young cattle, sheep and swine, areloaded on to a wagon. The passage in the hog house is 40feet long and 6 feet wide, and it will hold at one time about40 sheep of average size. The door, which is as wide asthe platform, swings outward, and is thus made to form a DIPPING SHEEP FOR TICKS AND SCABS 435 barrier on one side of the passage from the alley to thevat. The other side has protection that is temporary andmovable. The dipping v
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