. Biggle sheep book. Sheep. Chapter XIV. RACKS AND TROUGHS. A good sheepman is always a good neighbor, or bette' than he would have been without sheep. There are many different kinds of racks and troughs used for feeding sheep, while some use none at all. The latter is a mosv wasteful method, both as to feed and loss in the condition of stock. The racks described are those we are using, in preference to the many various patterns we have tried, and strongly recommend them for durability, practicability, ease in making, cheapness, and saving of feed. For hay racks, we use two designs, that of th
. Biggle sheep book. Sheep. Chapter XIV. RACKS AND TROUGHS. A good sheepman is always a good neighbor, or bette' than he would have been without sheep. There are many different kinds of racks and troughs used for feeding sheep, while some use none at all. The latter is a mosv wasteful method, both as to feed and loss in the condition of stock. The racks described are those we are using, in preference to the many various patterns we have tried, and strongly recommend them for durability, practicability, ease in making, cheapness, and saving of feed. For hay racks, we use two designs, that of the first to be preferred for such use as permits of stationary racks. Have these racks around the outside of the pen ; then, if necessary, to accommodate what sheep you have in the barn, put extra racks across the pen ; the expense of them is small. The first pattern, as shown in the cut, can also be used for permanent partitions. The dimensions are as follows : the front of the rack is two boards, each twelve inches wide, nailed to a two-feet two by four scantling; this two by four is bolted to the upper end of a two by four upright, thirty-eight inches long; to this. 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 Biggle, Jacob. [from old catalog]. Philadelphia, Wilmer Atkinson co.
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