752 WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA. 



Among tlie many advantages this rack has, are, first, the 

 small space it occupies for the feeding room it gives, accommo- 

 dating sheep on both sides for grain and hay ; and, second, the 

 impossibility of hay seed and litter getting into their wool, 

 and the fact that all seeds and small grains fall into the trough 

 where the sheep gladly eat them. The hay being placed 

 above, falls below as it is eaten from, and the small space 

 from which it is taken prevents any undue waste. The top of 

 the rack is so high that sheep can not eat from over the top, 

 and draw the hay on to the backs of the other sheep, and the 

 troughs and racks are so connected that there is no temptation 

 or possibility for them to get into the troughs with their feet. 

 I find that open sheds, with good, tight roofs, are the best and 

 healthiest places for sheep. If the sheds can be adjacent to 

 the pasture, so that the sheep may go in or out at pleasure, it 

 is better than to be compelled to house them during storms or 

 at night., A flock will soon seek a shelter if fed well there 

 for a' tim^ During the Winter, hay or some coarse food 

 should be in the rack at all times for them to pick at. 



I aim to allow two feet trough or rack room for each 

 sheep, though for smaller breed than South-Downs or Cots- 

 wolds, less would answer the purpose equally as well. 



HOUSING SHEEP AT NIGHT. 



It is very little trouble, however, to put the sheep in the 

 house every night, and turn them to pasture in the morning, 

 as they soon learn to come to the gate as the cows do. 



CLEANLINESS. 



Care should be used at all times to keep the house from 

 becoming filthy, as sheep are cleanly and will not abide in a 

 foul house if they can helj) it. Neither is it healthy for them 

 to do so. The foot rot and other diseases soon attack them if 

 not kept perfectly dry and clean. This is especially necessary 

 where sheep are kept in large numbers. The stables or sheds 

 can be kept dry by scattering litter over the floor from time to 

 time as needed, until the manure is nearly a foot deep, when it 

 should be cleaned out. The troughs and racks I have described. 



