. The book of the farm : detailing the labors of the farmer, steward, plowman, hedger, cattle-man, shepherd, field-worker, and dairymaid. Agriculture. THE FLOOR OF TWO SHORT MOVABLE SHEDS FOR SHEEP ' TL' (1081.) A third plan is to erect sheds and courts at the steading, to be littered vi-hen required and the sheep daily supplied with cut turnips. This plan, as I conceive, would afford more shelter and protection thau by putting down litter, or erecting movable sheda ia the field. I re- Fig. Scale of Feet. 5 . 10 ^ THE SIDE-ELEVATION OF TWO SHORT MOVABLE SHEDS FOR SHEEP OV TURNI
. The book of the farm : detailing the labors of the farmer, steward, plowman, hedger, cattle-man, shepherd, field-worker, and dairymaid. Agriculture. THE FLOOR OF TWO SHORT MOVABLE SHEDS FOR SHEEP ' TL' (1081.) A third plan is to erect sheds and courts at the steading, to be littered vi-hen required and the sheep daily supplied with cut turnips. This plan, as I conceive, would afford more shelter and protection thau by putting down litter, or erecting movable sheda ia the field. I re- Fig. Scale of Feet. 5 . 10 ^ THE SIDE-ELEVATION OF TWO SHORT MOVABLE SHEDS FOR SHEEP OV TURNIPS. member of seeing, more than 20 years ago, the courts and sheds erected at his steading by the late Mr. Webster of Balruddery, Foifarshire ; so that the recent practice and suggestions on the sub- jeok by English sheep feeders possess at least no novelty. The results of Mr. Webster's experi- ments, I believe, were not very encouraging. Mr. Childers. M. P. for Malton. fed 40 Leicester wetherhoggs on turnips, 20 in the field and iO in a shed. The shed consisted of a thatched erec- tion of rough deals, having a Hoor of slabs raised 18 inches above the ground, with a small court belonging to it. The boarded tloor was swept every day, and fresh straw put over the court after every shower of rain. The sheep were divided into as equal lots as could be drawn, the score to be fed in the shed weighing 183 stones 3 lbs., and those in the field 184 stones 4 lbs. Each lot pot as many cut turnips as they could eat, which amounted to 27 stones every day ; 10 lbs. of lin- seed cake, or \ lb. to each sheep, per day ; | pint of barley to each sheep ; and a little hay. and a constant supply of salt. They were fed frou 1st .lanuary to 1st April; and, on the fourth week, the hoggs in the shed ate 3 stones fewer turnips every day; in the ninth week, 2 stones still fewer uiid of linseed-cake 3 lbs. per day The results were these : Date. 20 sherl-h"g£?. Increase. â M noia-hi )â¢:;;*. 111
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