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or what is better, let the strips be raised in the center, mak- 

 ing a point in the center which is raised, say a foot above 

 the level of the trough, making a section of this appear- 

 ance O . Under one end of the trough pi nee a pair of 

 rough wheels made of a circle of plank, and under the other 

 end put a pair of legs marked thus . Then attach to the 

 end opposite to the wheels a pair of handles made of plank 

 also, and nailed to the sides, and the portable trough is fin- 

 ished. The raised strips will enable it to hold a consid- 

 erable amount of hay, while the trough may contain any 

 kind of food desirable to be fed them. This trough, or as 

 many as may be required, should be placed on one of those 

 galled spots, or among the gullies, where the sheep are fed, 

 until the clay becomes black with their droppings, besides 

 having large quantities trod into the earth by their feet. 

 Then move it away, which is easily done by one man, to a 

 fresh spot, and plowing up the place lately used, seed down 

 with clover, grain or grass. Unless the farm is badly used 

 up, it will soon be covered with verdure instead of being 

 serried with gullies. 



We cannot close this chapter without once more calling 

 attention to the necessity of proper protection to the sheep 

 from the inclemencies of the weather either by a fold pro- 

 vided with ample sheltering, or what is better, the fold and 

 shelters about the farm for protection during the day. Sheep 

 require protection from the sun as well as from cold. It is 

 therefore proper on various parts of the farm, especially in 

 those pastures that have been denuded of their shade trees, to 

 erect sheds. These sheds can be made of the common clap- 

 board something like the sheds used by bricklayers if a 

 more elaborate building is not preferred. A convenient 

 plan, and an economical one, is to build a shelter at the 

 junction of four fences, if such an one exists on the farm. 

 It will thus be accessible to all four fields by being cased 

 around five feet high with upright boards, and having a 

 door opening into uach field. 



