262 FARM BUILDINGS IN SOUTH AFRICA 



bins to avoid the necessity of carrying the wool over excessive 

 distances. The bales, on leaving the press, are branded, and stored 

 in the space opposite the wool-bins ready for loading on to waggons 

 through the end door of the shed. 



The sweating pen K, which is under cover, is useful in showery 

 weather for holding sheep awaiting shearing. It may also be used 

 for the reception, after dipping, of sheep which may be suffering from 

 excessive heat, or which must be placed under cover to escape a 

 gathering storm ; these sheep may enter through the gate M. The 

 sweating-pen is also a suitable place for hoof-trimming, drenching, or 

 sheep-classing, on account of its being under cover. The floors of all 

 the pens in the shed are of 3" by 1" hard-wood battens, spaced with 

 openings |- inch wide between them, for the purpose of allowing droppings 

 and urine to pass through. This helps to keep the sheep clean should 

 they lie, or fall, down. The flooring should be made in sections of about 

 5 feet by 8 feet in size, which can be lifted periodically in order to allow 

 of the removal of the manure which accumulates underneath. The spaces 

 between the battens should not exceed | of an inch in width. If made 

 wider than this, the wearing away of the edges of the boards will, 

 in time, allow the feet of small lambs to pass through and broken legs 

 will result. 



Sheep which are to be dipped are also yarded into the holding 

 yards N, and are then forced through the forcing pens T 1 and P 2 , into 

 the circular dipping tank. From the dipping tank they climb into 

 the dripping pen R, from which, after they have dripped sufficiently, 

 they are allowed into the drying yard S, and also into the yard T 

 if more yard room be required. If weather conditions call for it, 

 however, the sheep, on leaving the dripping pen, may be passed into 

 the covered sweating pen. The yard V can be used in conjunction 

 with either yard N or T. 



For drafting purposes the sheep can be yarded-up into the yard V, 

 thence they would be sent through yard T, the drying yard S, the forcing 

 pens Wi and W 2 , and the drafting race to the drafting gate Y, by means 

 of which they can be sent into either of the yards N. 



Of course, if it be desired to draft sheep after their having been 

 dipped, they may be passed from the drying yard S, through Wx and Wo, 

 to the drafting race and gate Y. 



The fencing of all forcing-pens and races should be constructed 



