SHELTER FOR SHEEP SUMMER AND WINTER 333 



Every sheep house with a large number of sheep in 

 it should have a large feed room in which food may be 

 prepared for the use of the flock. The preparation of the 

 food for sheep is very simple. In many instances the 

 grain does not need to be ground to make it suitable for 

 the sheep. They grind it very effectively in the process 

 of consuming it, or in the process of rumination that fol- 

 lows. But there are instances in which it may be profit- 

 able to feed fodders in the cut form and mixed with 

 grains. In such instances a feed room may, in a sense, 

 be a necessity. The location for the same will be influ- 

 enced by the plan of the divisions in the shed. In some 

 instances the feed room is located in one end of the shed 

 on one or both sides of the passageway, and in other in- 

 stances on only one side. When the silo is located at the 

 side of the building and near the center, the feed room 

 should be centrally located, but should the silo be at one 

 end or corner of the same, then the feed room should be 

 located at or near the end, with a view to facilitate the 

 blending of foods, when this may be necessary or ad- 

 visable. 



The location of the root cellar is influenced by the 

 location of the feed room. If the roots are to be pulped 

 or sliced, and in many instances they are thus fed, the best 

 place for such pulping or slicing is in the feed room. This 

 means, therefore, that the root cellar should be under the 

 feed room or adjacent thereto. In cold climates where 

 the feed room is near one end of the building, the most 

 convenient place for the root cellar, all things considered, 

 is underneath the feed room. The roots may thus be 

 easily protected from frost. Where the sheep house is 

 placed against a bank, and where the feed room is located 

 centrally on one side, both the silo and the root cellar 

 should be located in the bank and so as to open into the 

 feed room. Such an arrangement greatly facilitates the 

 blending of foods, should this be desired. Where but a 

 limited quantity of roots is fed, however, it may be ad- 



