. Profitable stock feeding; a book for the farmer . Sheep Feeding Yards. 1 •n, Jansen, Nebraska. feeders who provide shelter for sheep only duringstorms figure on tliree square feet of space for eachlamb. Suitable hayracks should be placed within to ac-commodate the entire number at one time, as it isespecially important to keep sheep dry. Each lambwill require from 8 to 12 inches of rack space, andall the racks should be placed in such a way as tomake the feeding convenient. If the shed is built 222 PROFITABLE STOCK FEEDING high enough to store hay above the sheep, it is betterto make the flo
. Profitable stock feeding; a book for the farmer . Sheep Feeding Yards. 1 •n, Jansen, Nebraska. feeders who provide shelter for sheep only duringstorms figure on tliree square feet of space for eachlamb. Suitable hayracks should be placed within to ac-commodate the entire number at one time, as it isespecially important to keep sheep dry. Each lambwill require from 8 to 12 inches of rack space, andall the racks should be placed in such a way as tomake the feeding convenient. If the shed is built 222 PROFITABLE STOCK FEEDING high enough to store hay above the sheep, it is betterto make the flooring of matched Uimber to preventthe breath of the sheep from coming in contact withthe hay above. Chutes may be constructed forthrowing the hay down to the racks. If the shed ismade sufficiently wide to store hay along the northhalf, it will be handier to feed and much less ex-pensive than with a floor above. In that case a rackmay be placed along the north side, close up to thehay, running the full length of the shed. This will. Range Yearlings. Peter Jansen, Jansen, Nobin-: not give room for the entire number, therefore othershort racks should be placed at right angles at cer-tain intervals. These racks extending crosswiseshould not run the full width of the shed, unless it isdesired to separate the sheep into small lots. Theracks projecting at right angles should be made toaccommodate sheep on both sides. With the haystored under the north side of the shed, as de-scribed, it is possible to keep moving the racks FATTENING LAMBS IN EARLY WINTER. 22$ northward as the hay is fed out, thus giving thelambs more room as they grow larger. If the hayis in stacks on the north side of the shed, it willalso be convenient to have the racks placed in theposition described. Doors hinged at the bottom maybe placed on the north side so that hay can beforked direct from the stack through the openinginto racks. This arrangement is no less satisfac-tory if hay is drawn from a distance, in w
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