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FARMERS BULLETIN 810. 



another building. The windows of this shed should be hung on 

 center pivots to permit entrance of air through the full size of the 

 window. The doors used by the sheep may be made in two parts, 

 opening outward independently. The upper half should be hinged at 

 its top and counterbalanced by a weight connected to it by a light 

 wire cable passing through a pulley at the side of the shed and an- 

 other on the eave. A stay rod is needed to hold the door firmly when 

 it is partly open. The doors, windows, and roof ventilator always 

 will furnish good ventilation if properly adjusted. 



This shed affords good protection for sheep under any conditions 

 and may be used for winter lambing if it is made 20 feet wide instead 



FIG. 19. Combination hay and grain rack, with grain troughs so constructed that they 

 may be pulled to back of rack and grain placed in them without entering the pen. 



of 16, so that as many detachable lambing pens as are needed may 

 be set up next the wall and still leave room at the rack for the other 

 ewes. The estimated cost of this shed is $140. 



AN OPEN SHEEP SHED. 



Figure 11 shows a shed 16 feet wide by 24 feet long, open on the 

 south side and having feed racks of the type shown in figure 18, or 

 figure 20 along the other three sides. This shed will shelter 30 

 mature sheep, allowing 12 square feet of floor space per animal. 



When sheds of this type are well protected by trees they are satis- 

 factory for mature sheep in almost any section. They do not fur- 

 nish sufficient protection for winter lambing in a cold climate, but 



