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fed within the hurdles, which are daily moved on a bit. Lat 

 terly, moveable sheds with slatted floors, running upon plank 

 railroads, which are easily taken up and relaid across the turnip 

 fields, have been tried. The object is to avoid driving carts 

 to take the crop off&quot;, or the treading of the sheep to feed it, on 

 the ground, upon heavy clay soils, in which the pressure of 

 these operations must be very objectionable. Twelve sheep 

 are kept in each shed-car, and the turnips pulled and 

 thrown in to them. The expense of drawing off the crop and 

 returning the manure is avoided, and the sheep have shelter 

 and a dry bed, while the ordinary custom subjects them to 

 danger of foot-rot and other diseases, and also must be 

 attended with some waste of the crop. 



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