SHEEP RACKS — CATTLE RACKS. 



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a pattern, I make one exactly like it, and one for the middle of 

 rack, with only two boards nailed on. Stand these frames on 

 the narrow end and nail a sixteen foot fence board on the 

 inside of all three frames, about twelve inches from the floor. 



Top 3 ff. 



2ft. 6 in. iTuid'! 



I nail one at the top and one between, then nail a board same 

 length, ten inches wide, on outside of short pieces. Now nail 

 up the other side of rack the same way, and I have a sixteen 

 foot rack, which two men can easily carry to any place. 



CATTLE RACKS. 



I make racks for cattle of the same shape, using two by 

 four scantling eight feet long for the frames. For the mangers 

 I use four by four, two feet high, letting the two lower boards 

 on each end extend two feet each side of the main frame, 

 which is about four feet wide at the bottom, and five at the 

 top. On the outside of mangers, I bolt two by four scantling 

 to the short manger posts. Four men can move this rack. 

 Sheep or cattle racks may be made twelve or fourteen feet 

 long if wanted. 



A CHEAP HOG PEN. 



I have a cheap hog pen made by building a foundation of 

 ogs, or joists, on which to lay a floor twenty-four feet wide, 

 and as long as necessary to accommodate the hogs. Toe-nail 

 into the floor two by four scantling four feet high on both sides 

 of the floor. Spike scantling on top of these for plates. Two 

 feet each side of the center set up a row of scantling about 

 ten feet high, supporting purline plates. This will make an 

 alley the whole length four feet wide, with pens on eacli side 

 ten feet wide. These pens may be partitioned as small as 



