EQUIPMENT FOR FARM SHEEP RAISING. 



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Fic. 23. A reversible movable grain trough. 



is for use in barns where feeding is done by passing directly from the 

 alley to the rack, thus obviating the difficulties which follow from 

 entering pens filled with sheep. Figure 16 shows a rack that is some- 

 times preferred in which hay and grain are fed from the same bottom. 

 This rack, however, requires the feeding of hay and grain at different 

 times. 



The fleeces of sheep may be kept comparatively free from chaff or 

 other feeding material by exercising care in distributing the feed. 



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FIG. 24. A light movable trough for feeding grain and roots. 



Some shepherds prefer a rack with closed sides instead of slats ; such 

 a rack requires that the hay be eaten through an opening at the bottom 

 as shown in figure IT. 



A stationary rack which may be built against a wall or a partition 

 (fig. 18) effects a considerable saving in floor space, but does not 

 permit the feeding of grain without entering the sheep pen. In a 



