. The domestic sheep : its culture and general management. Sheep. 282 THE DOMESTIC SHEEP, feet; you can let the next lap on the first and extend as far as you desire. Shape the sills as shown in Fig. 5, and regu- late the pitch by the length of the legs as shown in Fig. (3. Set the sills in line, nail temporary strips on ends to hold in position and proceed to floor, taking care to paint well the tongues and grooves, and when done give two good coats of paint to prevent shrinking and swelling. The legs may extend upAvard for post to nail planks to prevent the sheep. TR^ II ^ 1 , 1' Tl fl 1 raf
. The domestic sheep : its culture and general management. Sheep. 282 THE DOMESTIC SHEEP, feet; you can let the next lap on the first and extend as far as you desire. Shape the sills as shown in Fig. 5, and regu- late the pitch by the length of the legs as shown in Fig. (3. Set the sills in line, nail temporary strips on ends to hold in position and proceed to floor, taking care to paint well the tongues and grooves, and when done give two good coats of paint to prevent shrinking and swelling. The legs may extend upAvard for post to nail planks to prevent the sheep. TR^ II ^ 1 , 1' Tl fl 1 raf "J u u r ^/' /â ⢠fl " «t 1 fie-6. 'U â i_U J [l jumping A small gate or bar at the end to let them out when they cease to drip completes the drainiug-table. Fig. 7 show^s draining surface of the table. We find 14 feet of draining-table is sufficient for our use. We do not consider it any great job to dip our little flock of 100 to 150 sheep. SHEARING. This harvesting of the wool crop, as it may be termed, is one of the important parts of the shepherd's industry. It is really his harvest time, and it goes very naturally that in the advance of mechanical methods, the machine now. 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 Stewart, Henry. Chicago : American Sheep Breeder Press
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