Sheep husbandry; with an account of different breeds, and general directions in regard to summer and winter management, breeding and the treatment of diseases . nothingbut careful nursing will recover them from, and even the strongest havesuflered an injurious loss in condition. Few holders of more than 40 or 50 sheep now attempt to get alonghere without some kind of shelters. The following (fig. 3S) is a verycommon form of a Northern sheep-barn with sheds. The sheds front thesouth, or, what is a better aiTangement, one fronts the east, and the other,being turned to a right angle to the direct
Sheep husbandry; with an account of different breeds, and general directions in regard to summer and winter management, breeding and the treatment of diseases . nothingbut careful nursing will recover them from, and even the strongest havesuflered an injurious loss in condition. Few holders of more than 40 or 50 sheep now attempt to get alonghere without some kind of shelters. The following (fig. 3S) is a verycommon form of a Northern sheep-barn with sheds. The sheds front thesouth, or, what is a better aiTangement, one fronts the east, and the other,being turned to a right angle to the direction of this, fronts the south. 1have represented hole racks, as in fig. 32, running round the sheds, asalthough not yet in general use, they are undoubtedly the best in sucli sit * TbeM terribb irind-stirm? are of ;ch longer continuance in many parts of Ne w-Englnnd. , SHEEP HUSBANDRY IN J HE SOUTH. 206 uarions. The sheds are not usually framed or silled,—but are suppoiteoby posts of some durable timber set in the ground. The roofs are formedof boards battened with slabs. The barn has no partitions within, and13 entirely filled with hay. F:g ; There are many situations where these open sheds are veiy liable to ha\esnow drifted under them by certain winds, and they are subject in all casesin severe gales, to have the snow carried over them to fall down in largedrifts in front, which gradually encroach on the sheltered space, and arevery inconvenient—particularly when they thaw. T therefore much prefersheep-houses covered on all sides, with the exception of a wide door-wayfor ingress and qgress, and one or two windows for ventilation when it isnecessary. They are convenient for yarding sheep, for the various process-es where this is required, as for shearing, marking, sorting, doctoring/
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