. The book of the farm : detailing the labors of the farmer, steward, plowman, hedger, cattle-man, shepherd, field-worker, and dairymaid. Agriculture. 456 THE BOOK OF THE FARM WINTER. straw, sheep cannot bite them easily ; and tills is an objection to laying down whole tarnips tc â heep on grass, instead ot rutting tiiini with a turiiiiiKlicer; and among damp litter, sheep al- most invariably contract foolrot, as T of Mr. Hunter's did.* (lOeo ) Another plan of affording shelter to sheep on turnips is that of movable sheds to lie in. Tig. 8VB gives a floor plan of such a shed, 15 feet long, 7 f
. The book of the farm : detailing the labors of the farmer, steward, plowman, hedger, cattle-man, shepherd, field-worker, and dairymaid. Agriculture. 456 THE BOOK OF THE FARM WINTER. straw, sheep cannot bite them easily ; and tills is an objection to laying down whole tarnips tc â heep on grass, instead ot rutting tiiini with a turiiiiiKlicer; and among damp litter, sheep al- most invariably contract foolrot, as T of Mr. Hunter's did.* (lOeo ) Another plan of affording shelter to sheep on turnips is that of movable sheds to lie in. Tig. 8VB gives a floor plan of such a shed, 15 feet long, 7 feet wide, with an opening of j of as Fig. 228. EZIl. THE FLOOR OF A MOVABLE SHED FOn SHEEP OS inch between the floor-deaLs. The floor-frame rests on 2 axles of iron supported upon 4 iron wheels, 1 foot diameter, which raise it 6 inches above the ground. Fig. 229 gives a side eleva- Fig 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 Stephens, Henry, 1795-1874; Skinner, John S. (John Stuart), 1788-1851; Dumas, J. -B. (Jean-Baptiste), 1800-1884. Manures, ameliorators and stimulants. New York : C. M. Saxton
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