Sheep husbandry; with an account of different breeds, and general directions in regard to summer and winter management, breeding and the treatment of . , and two troughs made of inch boards, b, b. b, b, placed ii SHEEP HUSBANDRY IN THE SOUTH. 203 these notches, and nailed fast, constitutes the foundation. If the rack is to be 14 feet lontr,three sills will be required. The ends of the rack are made by naiiing against the side ofthe sill-boards that reach up as high as it is desired to have the rack, and naih driventhrough these end-boards into the ends of the side-boards/,/, secure
Sheep husbandry; with an account of different breeds, and general directions in regard to summer and winter management, breeding and the treatment of . , and two troughs made of inch boards, b, b. b, b, placed ii SHEEP HUSBANDRY IN THE SOUTH. 203 these notches, and nailed fast, constitutes the foundation. If the rack is to be 14 feet lontr,three sills will be required. The ends of the rack are made by naiiing against the side ofthe sill-boards that reach up as high as it is desired to have the rack, and naih driventhrough these end-boards into the ends of the side-boards/,/, secure them. The sidesmay he farther strengthened by pieces of board on the outside of them, and titled into thetrough. A roof may be put over all if desired. With n roof, the fodder is kept entirelyfrom the weather, and no seeds or chaff can get into the wool. Trougrs.—Threshed grain, chopped roots, &c., when fed to sheepshould be laid in troughs. With any of the preceding forms of racks, ex:epting fig. 34, a separate trough would be required. For a number ofjrears I have used those of the following form, and have found them everyway satisfactoiy. Fig. SHEEP-TROOGH. One of the side-boards is u> aally about ten and the other eleven inchifigwide. The feet are commonly of two-inch plank, rising high enough onthe sides to keep the sides of the trough firm in their places. In our snowy climate they are turned over after feeding, and when fallsof snow are anticipated, one end is laid on the yard fence.* The following elaborately ingenious contrivance for keeping grain wheresheep can feed on it at tvill, is from the Book of the Farm, and I ap-pend the authors description of pen Fig. 36. Fig. 37
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