Management and feeding of sheep . f fodder orgrain. They are 24 x24 feet and the postsare 18 feet high, butthese dimensions, asalso those submittedlater, may be modifiedto meet more exactlythe requirements. Butthere should always bea proper relation be-tween the storage roomin the buildings and thefeeding requirements in the sheds. The two long sheds are16 X 80 feet and the shorter one, which, of course, may belarger, is 16 x 40 feet. The roof of the sheds between thebuildings for storage may be given but one slant, in whichcase the height of the same at the rear plate does notneed to exceed 7
Management and feeding of sheep . f fodder orgrain. They are 24 x24 feet and the postsare 18 feet high, butthese dimensions, asalso those submittedlater, may be modifiedto meet more exactlythe requirements. Butthere should always bea proper relation be-tween the storage roomin the buildings and thefeeding requirements in the sheds. The two long sheds are16 X 80 feet and the shorter one, which, of course, may belarger, is 16 x 40 feet. The roof of the sheds between thebuildings for storage may be given but one slant, in whichcase the height of the same at the rear plate does notneed to exceed 7 feet. But a ridge roof may be the sheds have a loft running along the whole ofthe length, or a part of the same, and with sufficientcapacity to store enough litter to supply the flock duringall the winter, such storage will be found a great conveni-ence during the period of winter feeding. When the roofof the shed is given but one slant, the bedding may be re-ceived into the loft through windows on the yard FIG. 17—PLAN OF SHEEP BARN WITHYARD PROTECTION SHELTER FOR SHEEP SUMMER AND WINTER 345 The location of the lambing pens and of the root cellaris shown in the engraving, but should occasion call forit there may be a lambing pen in each of the structureswhich will hold fodder, and two root cellars, one below eachof the corner structures, would be a great convenience whenfeeding the roots. The feeding racks, D, are placed alongthe front of the sheds, but they may be placed toward therear, or as desired. The hay chutes come down into in-closures of suitable height at C. The size of these mustbe adjusted to the amounts of the fodder called for, butthey should be amply large. The feed bin, B, lo x 12 feet,is shown in the sketch, and to the rear of it is a stairwayleading to the root cellar, which is underneath the lamb-ing pen. The loft over the feed room and the lambingpen should have a tight floor. The sheds may be dividedby movable partitions, and the
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