6 FARMERS BULLETIN 810. 



IMPORTANT FEATURES OF BUILDINGS FOR SHEER 



LOCATION. 



The site for permanent buildings for sheep should first of all 

 be dry and well drained. Ample yard space that is dry and shel- 

 tered should be available adjacent to the main barn or shed. A 

 southern slope with sandy soil is especially satisfactory for this 

 purpose. 



' On most farms it will be advantageous to have the buildings and 

 yards easily reached from the regular pastures or from fields used 



FIG. 4. Cross section of shed part of barn shown in figure 2. 



to grow forage crops for summer pasture. As the flock requires 

 attention many times daily during part of the year, convenience of 

 location in relation to the farm dwelling and to other buildings 

 will effect an economy of time in the performance of routine labor. 



WARMTH, DRYNESS, AND LIGHT. 



Since sheep do not require quarters that are especially warm, a 

 single wall will ordinarily insure sufficient warmth. If lambs are 

 dropped in very cold weather, a temporary covering over the lambing 

 panels described later will answer the purpose, or a small space can 

 be partitioned off in which to keep a few ewes until their lambs 

 become strong. 



Shade and protection from heat are peculiarly necessary for sheep. 

 Shade can not always be furnished in pastures, and buildings that 

 are well located and constructed so as to render them cool in summer 

 will often provide greater comfort to the sheep during hot days 

 than would be possible for them out of doors. 



Dryness and freedom from draft are most important. Sheep 

 can not possibly thrive in quarters that are damp or dark. In fact, 

 the flock should be shut in only during storms. Abundance of light 



