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are slatted doors that also slide up out of the way, when it is warm 

 the solid doors are back and the slatted ones in place. The root 

 house is not a cellar, though dug down the depth of the foundation, 

 but is double boarded with paper between and two air spaces and 

 is frost proof. It is convenient to store wool in and the feed room is 

 a good shearing floor. The passage is a handy place to pen and 

 catch sheep when shearing. 



The feed racks used on Fillmore Farms, the Tranquillity Farms 



DIAGRAM OF COMBINATION FEEDER. 



and some other places are illustrated herewith. There is probably 

 nothing better for Dorsets as the lambs can not soil the hay nor 

 are horns broken in this rack. Here are the specifications: 



Trough is 6 inches wide at bottom 14 inches at top, on slant. 



Trough is 7 inches high at front 1 1 inches at back. 



Slats 2 inches wide, i inch thick, rounded slightly at corners. 



Spaces between slats 3 inches. 



Slanting board at bottom of rack i inch thick. 



