Sheep husbandry; with an account of different breeds, and general directions in regard to summer and winter management, breeding and the treatment of . ce-ly touch hay placed on it. It should then be fed in racks. These are of various 31 gives the common box ^s- ^t- Tack, in the most general use inthe North. It is ten feet long,two and a half wide, the lowerloards a foot wide, the upperones about ten inches, the twoabout nine inches apart, and thecorner posts three by three, orthree and a half by two and a half inches. The boards are spiked on thesept)sts by large flat
Sheep husbandry; with an account of different breeds, and general directions in regard to summer and winter management, breeding and the treatment of . ce-ly touch hay placed on it. It should then be fed in racks. These are of various 31 gives the common box ^s- ^t- Tack, in the most general use inthe North. It is ten feet long,two and a half wide, the lowerloards a foot wide, the upperones about ten inches, the twoabout nine inches apart, and thecorner posts three by three, orthree and a half by two and a half inches. The boards are spiked on thesept)sts by large flat headed nails wrought for the purpose, and the loweredo-es of the upper boards and the upper edges of the lower ones arerounded so they shall not wear the wool oft* from the sheeps necks. Thelower boards and the opening for the heads, should be two or three inchesnarrower for lambs. If made of light wood, as they should be, a manstanding in the inside and middle of one of these racks, can easily carry itabout—an important desideratum. Unless overfed, sheep waste very lit-tle hay in them. A capital shed or barn rack is represented in the following cut. The. BOX BACK.
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