. Productive sheep husbandry . Sheep. 440 BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT FOR FARM FLOCKS head, while six- to eight-inch spaces will permit of ample freedom for passing the head through (Figs. 240-242). Where large numbers of sheep are fed, as is the case in large plants where western sheep and lambs are fattened, the gram is iiiiiiiiiirfffn ::.^.- -=.':^*^;; iay-v&Ligii^mii Fig. 240.—Rack with slats four inches apart and with trough for grain below the slats. Suitable for wall rack or partitions. often fed in troughs separate from the racks in which the hay is placed. In handling a flock of ordin
. Productive sheep husbandry . Sheep. 440 BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT FOR FARM FLOCKS head, while six- to eight-inch spaces will permit of ample freedom for passing the head through (Figs. 240-242). Where large numbers of sheep are fed, as is the case in large plants where western sheep and lambs are fattened, the gram is iiiiiiiiiirfffn ::.^.- -=.':^*^;; iay-v&Ligii^mii Fig. 240.—Rack with slats four inches apart and with trough for grain below the slats. Suitable for wall rack or partitions. often fed in troughs separate from the racks in which the hay is placed. In handling a flock of ordinary size, a combination grain and hay rack is usually the most convenient type of receptacle for Fig. 241. Fig. Fig. 241.—Combination grain and hay rack in which slats are upright and four inches apart, suitable for partitions only. This is an uncommon type of rack but very satisfactory for fitting show sheep. Fig. 242.—Rack 24 inches wide with slats 6 to 8 inches apart to permit the sheep to thrust their heads between them. Suitable for partition only. feed. Combination racks are of two types; in one the hay is placed in a rack above the trough for the grain (Fig. 240) ; in the other, the hay and grain are placed on the same bottom (Fig. 239). In. 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 Coffey, Walter Castella, 1877-. Philadelphia : J. B. Lippincott
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