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be firmly set to avoid being misplaced by the crowding of the sheep. 



The pivot upon which the trough turns is placed at the left of the 

 *_ center of the end piece. This brings the wide 



or heavier side of the trough always upon the 

 peg placed at either side to hold it in position. 

 A movable trough of this type is shown in 

 figure 23. This trough is not so readily re- 

 versed as the stationary style, as a peg must 

 be withdrawn to permit turning the trough 

 and afterwards inserted to keep it in position. 

 It is useful for small lots of sheep that are to 

 be fed outdoors. 



Figure 24 shows a simpler and lighter 

 type of grain trough: Danger of upsetting 

 can be overcome by giving ample length to 

 the cross footpieces. 



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LAMBING PENS AND CREEPS. 



The detachable lambing pen previously re- 

 ferred to for use at lambing time is shown in 

 figure 25. Two panels are hinged together 

 and furnished with hooks to fasten them to 

 the wall or to other panels. The first pen is 

 formed by placing the pair of hinged panels 

 at right angles to each other in a corner of 

 the pen and fastening them to the walls. 

 Other pens are added as needed, one end being hooked to the corner 

 of the last pen at one free end and to the wall at the other end. The 

 figure shows panels for making a pen 4 by 4 feet, but a 3 by 4 foot 



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FIG. 29. The iron stand- 

 ard which is success- 

 fully used at the Illinois 

 Agricultural Experiment 

 Station as a support 

 for holding woven-wire 

 fencing in constructing 

 temporary sheep fences. 



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FIG. 30. An iron hurdle used in close grazing of forage crops. 



pen can be used quite satisf actor ilv with ewes of average size. After 



