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placed on the movable shade because it can be moved when the 

 ground beneath it becomes muddy (Fig. 188). 



Light movable shades can be made by using hurdles covered with 

 burlap. Set up such a hurdle with the length running north and 

 south. Then lay a hurdle on top of this one so that the two form 

 a T- This arrangement furnishes shade for both forenoon and 

 afternoon, and one man can do all the work involved in setting it up. 



There are still other types of both permanent and movable shades 



FIG. 188. A movable shade. A shade of this sort can be moved from time to time to 

 the spots in the fields that are most in need of manure or to places where the circulation of 

 air is best. It thus has some advantages over the shade tree. (From Pennsylvania State 

 College Circular 49.) 



that are quite as good, and possibly better than the types dis- 

 cussed here. 



Protection from Summer Rains. Sometimes in summer there 

 are protracted periods of excessive rainfall to which the sheep should 

 not be continually exposed. It is well to draw them in close around 

 the barns and allow them to stay under shelter the greater part of 

 the time. The severest of all times for sheep are periods of ex- 

 cessive heat accompanied by great humidity. Such periods are still 

 more severe upon them if they are constantly wet from rain. 



A well-arranged barn is always a convenience in summer as a 

 refuge both from the sun and rains, and an attempt should be made 

 to have pasture or forage near it so that in the worst periods, this 

 can be utilized by the flock. 



