438 BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT FOR FARM FLOCKS 



Breeding ewes require from 12 to 16 square feet of floor space, 

 exclusive of space for racks; feeding sheep and young stock being 



Fia. 237. Shed, open on one side, University of Illinois; foreground showing fences made 



of movable panels. 



FIG. 238. A closed sheep shed. (From U. S. D. A. Bulletin 810.) 



developed for the breeding flock require only from 5 to 8 square 

 feet of floor space. 



The interior arrangement of a building for sheep should aim 

 at providing for the following: A minimum of waste space; the 



