. Productive sheep husbandry . Sheep. FENCES AND HURDLES 447 A/o/b/?^ cf^e/? feed room or some of the grain bins in the bam may not be in use after shearing time, in which case it will be easy to find a place for the wool. Should storage for a long period be contemplated, how- ever, a separate room for the wool should be provided. It need not be large, as the fleeces can be packed into a comparatively small space. Equipment Outside of the Bam. —Silo.—In case a silo is desired, it should be located outside the barn close to the feeding room; in fact, the chute should be arranged so that the sil
. Productive sheep husbandry . Sheep. FENCES AND HURDLES 447 A/o/b/?^ cf^e/? feed room or some of the grain bins in the bam may not be in use after shearing time, in which case it will be easy to find a place for the wool. Should storage for a long period be contemplated, how- ever, a separate room for the wool should be provided. It need not be large, as the fleeces can be packed into a comparatively small space. Equipment Outside of the Bam. —Silo.—In case a silo is desired, it should be located outside the barn close to the feeding room; in fact, the chute should be arranged so that the silage will fall from the silo into the feeding room. Dipping Plant.—In connection with every sheep barn there should be an inexpensive dipping plant, located where it will not interfere with every- day handling of the flock. Portable galvanized iron vats can be purchased from supply houses, which are ade- quate for dipping flocks of ordinary size. When set in place, the top of the vat should be about six inches above the ground. At one end of it there should be a small pen to hold sheep awaiting dipping, and at the other, a draining platform where the sheep are allowed to stand for a few minutes after they are dipped, in order to let the liquid drain out of their wool and run back into the vat. A walk-way can be built as an ap- proach to the vat, and there are vari- ous devices for sliding the sheep into it. But, if the sheep are not let down gently into the liquid, a great deal of it is splashed out and lost. In dipping small flocks it pays to lift each sheep and carefully place it in the vat (Fig. 249). Fences and Hurdles.—If possible sheep should be protected by boundary fences that will exclude dogs. (It is doubtful whether. FlQ. 252.—The iron post. The bottom wire of the fence is caught in the crotch formed by the junction of the elbow piece with the long rod and the top wire rests in the notch indicated in the Please note that these images are extracted
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