260 MANAGEMENT OF SHEEP. 



DESCRIPTION OF FIGURE 3. 



BY JOSHUA BICKNELL CHAPIN, PROVIDENCE, R. ISLAND. 



No. 1 — A, represents the main building or store-house — of the following dimen 

 Bions : length 45 ft., width 34 ft., height to the eaves 16 ft 



The front internal arrangement is shown by supposing this end open. 



B, B, are grain bins for convenience of daily distribution. They are 3 1-2 ft. wide, 

 12 ft. long, 3 ft. deep in front, and 3 ft. 8 in. at the back, with one or more divi- 

 sions. The bins are placed in lobbies — that lead, from either side, to the sheep-folds. 

 At the farther end of the main building on the left is a granary (not shown in the 

 drawing) 12 by 15 ft. and 8 ft. high. Adjoining this may be constructed a wool 

 room, of like dimensions ; and over these two rooms, as well as over the lobbies, 

 are spaces for depositing the straw of the dillerent grains. 



The space at the right, C, C, beyond the lobby, and occupying the entire re- 

 mainder of that side of the barn, forms a capacious bay for the deposit of clover 

 hay, &c. 



The width of the lobbies, including the bins, is 7 1-2 ft. The width of the main 

 floor is 10 ft. Under this, and descended to by a trap-door, is the cellar, capable of 

 containing 2500 bushels of roots. 



It is intended that the main floor be used for the operations of cutting or other- 

 wise preparing the food, shearing, &c. The entrance at each end is the same. 

 The barn will contain from 60 to 80 tons of hay, and 2000 bushels of grain. 



On the right and left of the main building are two wings, E, E, which are the 

 sheep barns. These are 75 ft. long (they may be longer or shorter according to the 

 number of sheep desired to feed), 25 ft. wide, and 6 ft. high at the eaves, and will 

 amply accommodate 400 or 500 sheep. 



F, F, are the racks, which pass all around the folds, with the exception of 

 an entrance at either ends : the one for the ingress and egress of the sheep to the 

 yards, the others for the convenience of the shepherd. Between the racks and 

 the outer walls of the fold is a passage way, of 2 1-2 ft. width, passing all around, 

 the floor of which extends under the racks, and four feet beyond them, into the 

 fold proper. This is designed for the sheep to stand upon while feeding— by this 

 plan they eat better and waste less. The platform is elevated about 8 in. above the 

 ground— (represented in the drawin gby the shaded part). 



The windows, hinged shutters, and doors, are sufficiently well shown in the 

 drawing. The shutters should be kept open, except during stonns, and severe cold 

 weather. No animal suffers sooner or more seriously from imperfect ventilation 

 than the sheep. Allowing a fold on either side of the main barn, admits of a divi- 

 sion of the flock, which is of much consequence. 



The disposition of the yards is also shown by the drawing. Racks and open 

 sheds may be arranged around these if desirable. 



A small house may be attached, and a division yard made at the outward end of 

 either fold, say at G, for diseased sheep. At H is a pump. 



No. 2 is an enlarged view of the rack, f, &c. ; a is the platform spoken of above, 

 b is the back of the rack, c the feeding trough in front, d the feeding hopper to 

 the trough. 



