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of the building, and this would proportionately enlarge 

 the pens- on the other side. On the side of the passage 

 opposite to the large pens is one 20 x 12 feet and eight 

 12 x 10 feet. These are for ewes in lamb and they open 

 on the sunny side of the building. 



It will be observed that each of the partitions is mov- 

 able. They may be lifted only far enough to serve the 

 purpose of a lamb creep, or they may be lifted out so as 

 to enlarge the pens. When thus lifted out, a wagon may 

 be driven right through the divisions from end to end for 

 the removal of the manure. Ingress for the wagon is 

 made by the double doors, 7^ x 7 feet, at the ends of 

 the building and egress for the same into the yards in 

 the divisions remote from the plan of entrance. 



Such apartment on the sunny side has a window, 

 and on the shady side each has two. The size of the win- 

 dows is 30 x 26 inches, and they are made to slide up 

 and down. Each apartment is also furnished with a door 

 cut in twain across the middle. These doors, 3x6 inches 

 across, open outward. The feeding racks run along the 

 passage on each side of the same. A door opens from the 

 passage into each division of the shed. It is 2 feet, 8 

 inches wide, and 2 feet 10 inches high, which is 2 inches 

 less than the height of the lining on both sides of the 

 passage. The walls are boarded up with deep siding 

 nailed on to the studs with building paper underneath 

 the siding. The floor is simply of earth, except in the 

 feed room, the shepherd's room and the passage. 



The fodder and litter may be taken in at the ends of 

 the loft or through doors at the sides of the same. Both 

 the fodder and litter come down through chutes into the 

 passage below. These chutes, three in number are 22 x 32 

 inches and they are suitably spaced. As they extend up- 

 ward they slant toward one side so as not to interfere with 

 the action of the horse fork. When the different kinds of 

 fodder are suitably stored in sections in the loft, they are 

 at all times accessible. Should it be desired, the apart- 



