440 BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT FOR FARM FLOCKS 

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head, while six- to eight-inch spaces will permit of ample freedom 

 for passing the head through (Figs. 240-242). 



Where large numbers of sheep are fed, as is the case in large 

 plants where western sheep and lambs are fattened, the grain is 



FIG. 240. Rack with slats four inches apart and with trough for grain below the slats. 

 Suitable for wall rack or partitions. 



often fed in troughs separate from the racks in which the hay is 

 placed. In handling a flock of ordinary size, a combination grain 

 and hay rack is usually the most convenient type of receptacle for 



FIG. 241. 



FIG. 242. 



FIG. 241. Combination grain and hay rack in which slats are upright and four inches 

 apart, suitable for partitions only. This is an uncommon type of rack but very satisfactory 

 for fitting show sheep. 



FIG. 242. Rack 24 inches wide with slats 6 to 8 inches apart to permit the sheep to 

 thrust their heads between them. Suitable for partition only. 



feed. Combination racks are of two types ; in one the hay is placed 

 in a rack above the trough for the grain (Fig. 240) ; in the other, 

 the hay and grain are placed on the same bottom (Fig. 239). In 



