Sheep husbandry; with an account of different breeds, and general directions in regard to summer and winter management, breeding and the treatment of diseases . The dotted lines a, a, a, a, are the fences dividing four fields, which wouldcomer at the south-east corner of the barn. The barn is surrounded by doublelines, and the sheds by double lines on the backs and ends—the dots infront of them, representing the crotched posts supporting their front. Thesingle black lines round the yards, represent tight board fences, whichscreen the four yards b, c, d, e, from every wind. There are two pumps
Sheep husbandry; with an account of different breeds, and general directions in regard to summer and winter management, breeding and the treatment of diseases . The dotted lines a, a, a, a, are the fences dividing four fields, which wouldcomer at the south-east corner of the barn. The barn is surrounded by doublelines, and the sheds by double lines on the backs and ends—the dots infront of them, representing the crotched posts supporting their front. Thesingle black lines round the yards, represent tight board fences, whichscreen the four yards b, c, d, e, from every wind. There are two pumps andtroughs at h, h, which accommodate the whole four fields, if a want ofsprings or streams in them render these necessary. The sheds are so ar- 2 D 210 SHEEP HUSBANDRV IN THE SOUTH. ranged that even without the screens they entirely shut out the north andwest winds—the prevaihng and severe winter ones of this region—and ifother ones are more prevalent in other regions, the sheds can be changedaccordingly. Each of the sheds is 50 feet long and 12 feet wide—Mitsquare feet being the smaWest proj^er allowance of sheltered area for eacrBheep. The bar
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