ON LODGING, LITTER, &X. 19 



Q. In what manner should sheep be lodged, to 

 preserve them in health, and to have both good wool 

 and good dung ? 



A. A great deal of air should be given them ; they 

 are better lodged in open, than in closed stables : 

 and still better, under open sheds ; an open pen, with- 

 out shelter, will serve for lodging them. 



Q. What is an open stable, and what produces its 

 good or bad effects on sheep ? 



A. An open stable has many windows, which, as 

 well as the doors, are shut by gratings : it is better than 

 a close stable, because a part of the air, which is in- 

 fected with the vapour from the bodies, and dung of 

 the sheep, goes off through the windows and doors ; 

 whilst the fresh air enters through the same openings. 

 But this change of air is made only at the height of 

 the windows ; the remaining air round the sheep in 

 the lower part of the stable, under the windows, be- 

 ing always unhealthy, although it may be less heated 

 and infected, than that of the close stables. Open 

 stables only diminish the evil, but are not good shel- 

 ters for sheep. 



Q. What are sheds, and do they make good lodg- 

 ing for sheep ? 



A. A shed is the flat of a roof, fixed against a wall, 

 and supported before by posts. This lodging is bet- 

 ter than stables, because it is wholly open on the side 

 of the posts, through its whole length ; but it is shut 

 on the side of the wall ; the infected air remains 

 among the sheep, particularly at the bottom of the 

 wall : although these sheds are better for sheep than 



