. Blakelee's industrial cyclopedia, a simple practical guide ... A ready reference and reservoir of useful information. More than two hundred illustrations. Sheds of this kind also afford a i)rotecti()n from cold storms later in the sea- SHEDS FOR STOCK. 331 Son, before horned cattle are put in the stable, or for those that are left outduring winter. To Hake a Slieep Slied.—The same structure as described before,with the ends boarded down to within two and a half feet of the ground, willshut out cattle and afford a good shed for sheep. On the same plan a larger shed may be built in any locatio
. Blakelee's industrial cyclopedia, a simple practical guide ... A ready reference and reservoir of useful information. More than two hundred illustrations. Sheds of this kind also afford a i)rotecti()n from cold storms later in the sea- SHEDS FOR STOCK. 331 Son, before horned cattle are put in the stable, or for those that are left outduring winter. To Hake a Slieep Slied.—The same structure as described before,with the ends boarded down to within two and a half feet of the ground, willshut out cattle and afford a good shed for sheep. On the same plan a larger shed may be built in any location desired. Maketwo parallel side walls after the manner of the tight fence, twenty feet apart,and as long as desired ; then set the high posts in the center and roof downeach way. Racks for sheep may be put in as described under head of Racksfor Sheep. Frame Slied.—Where it is desired to make a more sightly piece of w^ork,a frame may be made of scantling of any size desired. A simple form of put-ting the work together is shown in the illustration. A good sized stone, with anupper fiat surface, should be used for the scantling posts to rest SIMPLE FRAME FOR STOCK SHED. Double Shed.—A Western farmer gives his experience in making adouble shed and stable, which wall commend itself to many : I used for many years a shed and stable twenty-eight by forty feet, built bysetting strong posts, eight or ten inches in diameter, in the ground firmly, infour rows ; the two outer rows were made to be about six feet high above theground ; they were set ten feet apart, requiring ten posts for a forty foot stable;the four rows will require twenty posts. As a hay roof is best to be quite steep,the two center rows were made much taller than the outside ones ; ten feet isnone too much to add, making them sixteen feet high. These center rows wereset eight feet apart, which will allow of a wagon being driven between : the 332 SHEDS FOR STOCK. outer rows are then placed ten feet from them
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