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BRITISH SHEEP AND SHEPHERDING. 



is worked through the field ; this line becomes available on taking 

 the next pen down the field. When setting hurdles the stakes 

 should be placed on the outer side, as greater resistance is obtained 



Next strip to be fed on return. 



I 



B 



fall Back. 



SHEEPFOLD, SHOWING FAIL BACK. 



so, and the shackles should be held tightly by the stake, as when 

 loose the stake stands alone, but when tight it forms one of a 

 continuous range, each one giving support to the next. 



When using the ordinary slatted hurdle with a stout iron shackle 

 to hold the fold stake, it is most convenient to drive the stakes 

 into the ground by means of a heavy iron beetle, made cup-shape 



A CUPPED IKON STAKE BEETLE. 



at each end so as to prevent the stake from splitting by constant 

 hammering. However, in exceptionally dry or frosty weather a 

 special stake, shod with iron, called a drift stake, must be driven 

 into the ground by means of a beetle to make a hole in which to 

 place the fold stake. The heads of the hurdles should be driven 

 into the ground as additional support. Where wattled hurdles 



