190 Soiling. 



are from sixteen -foot boards. The six feet sawed 

 from them makes the two battens. The bottom board 

 is six inches wide, and bought in twelve-foot lengths. 

 The end battens are allowed to project three inches 

 below the bottom board, so that the bottom boards 

 do not rest on the ground; the panels, therefore, 

 adapt themselves better to an uneven surface. 



FEEDING RACKS. 



A movable feeding rack is a most convenient 

 thing, when it is desirable to feed soiling crops over 

 the fence. It is equally serviceable as a winter rack. 

 The roof projects over the sheep, affording some 

 shade. This is a very essential addition to such a 

 rack for summer feeding. The roof is made of clap- 

 boards or novelty siding. There is a ring for a 

 clevis in either end, to which a horse may be at- 

 tached, to draw it from place to place, or to move it 

 along the fence as the cutting of the soiling crop on 

 the opposite side requires, so that a forkful may be 

 delivered into the rack from over the fence. These 

 racks are ten feet long, and cost about $10 to make 

 with turned slats. (See pages 192 and 193.) 



