. Biggle sheep book. Sheep. IN PASTURE. 61. sheep will walk along the rows and not trample it. For late fall feed, sow rape in the corn, just after cul- tivating the last time ; it will not need covering. This furnishes plenty of feed, and makes the lambs growthy and fat. It is the best supplement to grass of which we have any knowledge. The successful fence shown in the accompanying sketch is in use on a large sheep and cattle farm; this fence was originally made of only the three barbed wires, with a ridge of earth banked up a foot high or more as a visible barrier. The sheep however €£\ cro
. Biggle sheep book. Sheep. IN PASTURE. 61. sheep will walk along the rows and not trample it. For late fall feed, sow rape in the corn, just after cul- tivating the last time ; it will not need covering. This furnishes plenty of feed, and makes the lambs growthy and fat. It is the best supplement to grass of which we have any knowledge. The successful fence shown in the accompanying sketch is in use on a large sheep and cattle farm; this fence was originally made of only the three barbed wires, with a ridge of earth banked up a foot high or more as a visible barrier. The sheep however €£\ crowded through between the two M lower wires. The addition of the two smooth, cheap wires, one on each side of the lowest barbed wire, successfully remedied the trouble. To make a stone wall sheep-tight use the im- proved method shown in the cut. Remove a few of the top stones where the stake is to stand and incline it across the open space as shown, having ¥ the top of the stake come on the inside of the pasture wall. Replace the stones and nail boards along the upper ends of the stakes as shown. Sheep have no foothold for climbing over such a fence as this, and it is, moreover, very permanent. Have at least one good bell for every twenty sheep. Dogs are not as likely to trouble them. ''Top-poling'' a wall is not a safe fence 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 Biggle, Jacob. [from old catalog]. Philadelphia, Wilmer Atkinson co.
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