Besides enforcing the law, the sheep raiser can do a great deal to 

 protect his flock from the ravages of dogs. A dog-proof fence about 

 a paddock or enclosure, in which the sheep are kept at night, will pre- 

 vent night attacks, which are the more frequent. The use of bells 

 hung on the large sheep will often warn the farmer of the presence 

 of dogs. Some advocate the presence of a few goats in the flock as 

 protection. 



A Sheep Corral. 



An enclosure surrounded by a five-foot, woven wire fence, with 

 a barb wire at the bottom and two at the top, provides a dog-proof 



Fig. 13. A sheep corral provided with shelter and a breeding pen. 



corral. Such fences may be constructed at prices ranging from 

 seventy-five cents to one dollar per rod for material and labor. The 

 corral for a flock of fifty ewes should be one acre in extent, and well 

 drained, in order to make a stand of grass secure. A fence 36 inches 

 high should divide the corral into two equal parts, so that the flock 

 may be alternated at ten-day intervals ; otherwise, parasitic in- 

 festation will result. A cheap shed, open to the south, will pro- 

 vide protection to the sheep from the severe weather of early spring 

 and late autumn. It must be dry, well bedded and drained, so that 

 the sheep will not become filthy, a condition which results in fly 



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