. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. CABE AND MANAGEMENT OF SHEEP 435 possible, select ground from which there is a little slope in all directions, facing the barn to the south and arranging the lots on the south slope. It would be of much advantage to have the place protected on the north and west by a grove or bluff. In arranging the sheep quarters, convenience of feeding must be kept in mind. This factor is often complicated by the desir- ability of having provision
. Manual of farm animals; a practical guide to the choosing, breeding, and keep of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine. Animal industry; Horses; Cattle; Sheep; Swine. CABE AND MANAGEMENT OF SHEEP 435 possible, select ground from which there is a little slope in all directions, facing the barn to the south and arranging the lots on the south slope. It would be of much advantage to have the place protected on the north and west by a grove or bluff. In arranging the sheep quarters, convenience of feeding must be kept in mind. This factor is often complicated by the desir- ability of having provision for separating the ewes at lambing time. As a rule, it is more difficult to feed the sheep in two lots than in one. This difficulty can often be overcome, in large. Fig. 152. - Sheep Bakn ; Intebiok View, showing Arrangement op Feed- race AND Method op dividing the Pens. part at least, by using the feed-rack as a partition for the two pens. Such an airangement also saves the material otherwise necessary for the partition. To facilitate labor in feeding, ample provision should be made for storage of all feed, hay, and straw in the loft, grain in a bin on the ground floor, and if possible, a cellar for the storage of roots. Where convenient, water should be placed in the barn. The size of the sheep barn will depend entirely on the number of sheep in the flock. Experienced sheep owners do not agree as. 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 Harper, Merritt Wesley, 1877-. New York, The Macmillan company
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