. The domestic sheep : its culture and general management. Sheep. 208 THE DOMESTIC SHEEP,. A few years' experience sllO^Yed that the use of fodder racks for feeding under similar circumstances, is not profita- ble. The racks cost something, especially where lumber is worth a Jiigh price, and generally is not to be obtained. The loss of hay, costing something less than a dollar a ton stacked in the yards, and the entire absence of waste in feed- ing corn on the ground, by exercising a little care in scatter- a, Slats 2xlM inches, sloping in, nailed to scantlings 2x2 at top. c. Sliding boards. 2
. The domestic sheep : its culture and general management. Sheep. 208 THE DOMESTIC SHEEP,. A few years' experience sllO^Yed that the use of fodder racks for feeding under similar circumstances, is not profita- ble. The racks cost something, especially where lumber is worth a Jiigh price, and generally is not to be obtained. The loss of hay, costing something less than a dollar a ton stacked in the yards, and the entire absence of waste in feed- ing corn on the ground, by exercising a little care in scatter- a, Slats 2xlM inches, sloping in, nailed to scantlings 2x2 at top. c. Sliding boards. 2,2, Grain troughs 8 inches wide. Bars are nailed across the grain rack of every third slat to prevent sheep from crowding. DOUBLE HAY BACKS AND TROUGHS. ing it from a wagon before the sheep have been let out and have scattered, render this method of feeding the most economical under the circumstances. If a hay and grain rack is thought desirable this one is recommended. Another form of feed rack and grain trough is shown in figure below. When lambs are running in the sheds with the ewes it will be safe to close in the ends of the -feed racks, and indeed to carefully close every space or hole in which they can enter, as it will be sure to happen that these mis- chievous little things will crawl in somewhere and get fast and only be discovered when too late, and they are lost. SOILING SHEEP. On farms where the past- urage is not sufficient, and green crops for feeding may be grown at a small cost) feed- ing these in yards in which there is convenient shed for. 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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