26 ON LODGING, LITTER, &C. 



Q. In what manner, must the racks for sheep be 

 made ? 



A. The bars are two feet long, and are placed at 

 two and a half inches from one another, if intended 

 for the small breed ; they are set wider apart, if the 

 breed is larger, because the muzzle is thicker ; but 

 the wider the bars are removed from each other, the 

 more is the fodder wasted ; for sheep never pick up 

 what they let fall upon the dung, in pulling it from the 

 rack. Simple racks are made to be attached to walls> 

 or to hurdles ; and double ones, in the form of a cra- 

 dle, to be placed in the middle of the sheep yard. 



Q. How should racks be placed in a sheep pen ? 



A. If the enclosure, of which it is meant to make 

 a sheep fold, is small, and the flock is large, racks are 

 put against all the walls, and a double rack in the 

 middle : But commonly the sheep pen is in an inner 

 yard, of which it occupies only a part ; and to form 

 it, there is placed a range of hurdles, opposite to the 

 walls, at a convenient distance, and the racks are at- 

 tached to the wall. They can be also attached to 

 the hurdles : in this case, there should be a greater 

 distance between the hurdles and the wall, than if 

 there was but one range of racks, in order that each 

 sheep should have the requisite number of square 

 feet : the racks must be placed, in preference, against 

 the wall, because sheep take refuge there, to find 

 shelter for their feet. 



Q. Are not troughs necessary in a domestic sheep 

 pen ? 



,'/. Troughs are put under the racks to receive 



