. The winter lamb . <ft. W O 45x100 feet. This barn shuts up tight in cold weather, four venti-lation shafts run up the purlin posts and then to cupolas, taking offthe foul air and not making drafts. The outer doors slide and there 46 are slatted doors that also slide up out of the way, when it is warmthe solid doors are back and the slatted ones in place. The roothouse is not a cellar, though dug down the depth of the foundation,but is double boarded with paper between and two air spaces andis frost proof. It is convenient to store wool in and the feed room isa good shearing floor. The pas
. The winter lamb . <ft. W O 45x100 feet. This barn shuts up tight in cold weather, four venti-lation shafts run up the purlin posts and then to cupolas, taking offthe foul air and not making drafts. The outer doors slide and there 46 are slatted doors that also slide up out of the way, when it is warmthe solid doors are back and the slatted ones in place. The roothouse is not a cellar, though dug down the depth of the foundation,but is double boarded with paper between and two air spaces andis frost proof. It is convenient to store wool in and the feed room isa good shearing floor. The passage is a handy place to pen andcatch sheep when shearing. The feed racks used on Fillmore Farms, the Tranquillity Farms f^eth. DIAGRAM OF COMBINATION FEEDER. and some other places are illustrated herewith. There is probablynothing better for Dorsets as the lambs can not soil the hay norare horns broken in this rack. Here are the specifications: Trough is 6 inches wide at bottom—14 inches at top, on slant. Trough is 7 inches high at front—11 inches at back. Slats 2 inches wide, i inch thick, rounded slightly at corners. Spaces between slats 3 inches. Slanting board at bottom of rack i inch thick. 47 Slats are of hard wood; rest of trough may be soft wood or not, ac-cording to price, etc. Front board of trough is beveled at top. Frame 2x3 or 3x3. Trough may be made any length to fit spaces, or in 8, 10 or 12 footlengths to be easily moved around and back to back theymake partition with feed trough and rack on each side. Orcan be put out doors and make yard with rack, etc. Cheapest in end. Last forever. No waste hay. Feed roots,grain qr anything without loss.
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