Manner of Soiling Sheep. 197 



This shed stands on ground devoted to soiling 

 crops fencing the permanent pasture, so that the 

 shepherd or soiler may drive on the three sides of the 



building, putting the feed through into racks from 

 the wagon, as shown, without disturbing or going 

 among the sheep. There are no gates to open. 



A patch of rape may be sown and fenced off in the 

 field devoted to soiling crops for the lambs, giving 

 them access to it by means of a lamb creep, as 

 already shown, page 183, or in any other fields ad- 

 joining the permanent pasture that may happen to 

 be under cultivation. 



A portion of the shed may also be partitioned off 

 for the lambs, where they can help themselves to 

 bran and crushed oats and oil cake at will. They 

 will not injure themselves by over-eating if they 

 run that way. They also enter this enclosure by the 

 lamb creep. 



This method was adopted at Maple Lane with 

 great success. This system replaced the movable 

 rack already referred to. I liked it better because 

 the sheep liked it better ; it afforded better shade. 



