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THE PEOPLE'S FARM AND STOCK CYCLOPEDIA. 



LEAN-TO SHED. 



They support the manger and feed-boxes, they are set the right 



distance apart for partitions to the stalls, and they support the 



roof. By making this shed with high posts quite an amount of 



storage room will be furnished, 



and the weatherboarding can be 



taken off from the barn to cover 



it, and this will make the loft 



above the shed accessible from 



the barn. In many cases such 



a shed would add largely to the 



comfort of the stock and the 



convenience of the owner in 



caring for them, and the expense 



of building it would be but little 



more than the cost of the roof. 



If the farmer has a small machine for threshing, or if he feeds 



a large amount of corn-fodder, the shed and rack shown in the 



engraving will be found a great convenience. It may be located 



at the end of the barn floor, so that the straw from the machine 



can be run directly into it, and is so arranged that the straw 



will settle down as fast as the cattle eat it out from below. It 



can be made of a 

 size to suit, but 

 should be at least 

 large enough to 

 hold the straw 

 from fifty bush- 

 els of wheat. As 

 the farmer will 

 often wish to 

 ^ walk through the 

 rack either in fill- 

 ing it or to re- 

 move any waste 



that may accumulate, there should be a board twelve or fifteen 



inches wide fitted in the center for a walk. 



It will pay on every farm to save the straw, as good, bright 



A CHEAP FEEUlNU-SllIiD AND RACK. 



