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run very easily and so far work most satisfactorily. The slat 

 'doors which are shown (shut) in the photograph, are hung 

 in the same way just inside of main door. I left nine inches 

 between the center braces, running an iron bar through, 

 which can be easily pulled out, the idea being to take it out 

 when the feed is being put in and the ewes and lambs are 

 out in the yards, to allow the lambs the opportunity of hav- 

 ing the first pick at the food. The doorways are rounded 

 with narrow matched stuff so that the ewes cannot get 

 jammed running in or out. The posts in basement are 

 round, 14 inches in diameter. The corners of all racks are 

 planed off, and in fact there is not a sharp corner in the 

 basement where a ewe can rub her fleece loose. I have 

 divided the space in five pens. The silo in northwest corner 

 is 10x12x30, thoroughly braced and secured. Each pen 

 has access to water and a yard. The L is divided into a 

 shepherd's room and five pens in which I keep the stock 

 rams. The room is perfectly plain and at all times con- 

 tains a warm stove, Jersey milk (without tubercular bacilli), 

 and a wee drop of gin which ingredients, if properly mixed 

 and applied, make the best combination for a weak lamb 

 or a cold shepherd that I know of. My buildings (twenty- 

 seven in number) and stock are always subject to inspec- 

 tion." 



In the Shepherd's Room. 



In every well-appointed sheep barn there should be a 

 room set apart for the exclusive use of the shepherd. In 

 it should be found a comfortable bed. bedding, and an oil 

 stove with which he may cook, not only his own rations but 



