. The book of the farm : detailing the labors of the farmer, steward, plowman, hedger, cattle-man, shepherd, field-worker, and dairymaid. Agriculture. FEEDING SHEEP ON TURNIPS. 467 means the best, consists of the same parts, except that it has always five rails, and the only mate- rial difference in the scantling is, that the rails are all 1| inches square. An essential difference also occurs in the preparation or manufacture of this kind of flake. The ends of the rails are all turned round by machinery, and the side-posts are bored for their reception, as well as for the pegs by like machiner
. The book of the farm : detailing the labors of the farmer, steward, plowman, hedger, cattle-man, shepherd, field-worker, and dairymaid. Agriculture. FEEDING SHEEP ON TURNIPS. 467 means the best, consists of the same parts, except that it has always five rails, and the only mate- rial difference in the scantling is, that the rails are all 1| inches square. An essential difference also occurs in the preparation or manufacture of this kind of flake. The ends of the rails are all turned round by machinery, and the side-posts are bored for their reception, as well as for the pegs by like machinery. The five rails in the flake are divided in hight as follows: The bottom rail 9 inches from the foot of the posts; the spaces between the first and second and the second and third rails, are each 7 inches, and the two upper spaces are respectively 8 and 9 inches leav- ing, as before, 5 inches of the post above the upper rail. (1120.) Flakes of this last description are extensively manufactured in Perthshire, where young larches are abundant, for of that wood they are generally made. Their price, when sold in re- tail by fifties or hundreds, is Is. 9d. to 2s. each flake, including all the parts, sold in pieces; the expense of putting the parts together is usually 2d. each flake, including nails. The bar-flake first described is not generally to be found in the market, and is chiefly made to order; the price about 2s. 6d. each flake, with fixtures.âJ. S.] â â (1121.) As hurdles in England are somewhat diflPerently put together, as well as made of a dif- ferent sort of wood ; and as the folding of sheep on turnips is diftereutly managed in that coun- try from what is given above, it seems proper to advert for a little to both these subjects; and first as to the .structure of hurdles. (1122.) Where the common crack-willow (Salix fragilii;) will grow, every farmer may have poles enough every year for making 2 or 3 dozen hurdles to keep up his stock. To establish a plantation, l
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