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FARM MECHANICS 



tion without laying on too much fat. When shoats 

 are fed in the winter for fattening, alfalfa hay helps 

 them to grow. In connection with grain it increases 

 the weight rapidly without adding a great deal of ex- 

 pense to the ration. Alfalfa in every instance is. in- 

 tended as a roughage, as an appetizer and as a protein 

 feed. Fat must be added by the use of corn, kaffir corn, 



Figure 218. Rack Base and Sides. The 2x4s are halved at the 

 ends and put together at right angles. These frames are placed 3' 

 apart and covered with matched flooring. Light braces should be 

 nailed across these frames a few inches up from the ground. The 

 1x4 pickets are placed 7" apart in the clear, so the sheep can get 

 their heads through to feed. These picketed frames are bolted to 

 the base and framed around the top. If the rack is more than 9' 

 long there should be a center tie or partition. Twelve feet is a good 

 length to make the racks. 



Canada peas, barley or other grains. Alfalfa hay is 

 intended to take the place of summer pasture in winter 

 more than as a fattening ration. 



SPLIT-LOG ROAD DRAG 



The only low cost road grader of value is the split- 

 log road drag. It should be exactly what the name im- 

 plies. It should be made from a light log about eight 

 inches in diameter split through the middle with a saw. 

 Plenty of road drags are made of timbers instead of 

 split logs, but the real principle is lost because such 



