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at such places, where the sides of the pen should be 

 placed : in this way a great number of pens could 

 be marked out in a single day. 



Q. In what manner should a shepherd's cabin be 

 made? 



A. It should be six feet long, and four feet broad, 

 and high, covered with a straw or shingled roof; and 

 be placed on four small wheels, and have a door with 

 a lock on each side: a matrass should be put into the 

 cabin, with sheets and blankets, for the shepherd to lie 

 on, and a shelf, on which to put clothes and provisions. 



Q. Where ought this cabin to be placed ? 



A. Near the pen, in order that the shepherd may 

 see it from his bed by opening either the one or the 

 other door. When the new pen is too far off, the 

 shepherd draws his cabin nearer, by rolling it himself, 

 if the ground is smooth, or by having the assistance 

 of another person. 



Q. During what length of time do they fold sheep 

 every night ? 



A. They are turned into the fold at the end of the 

 day, or at nine in the evening when the days are long, 

 and there is no evening dew ; and turned out again 

 at nine in the morning, after the air and sun have 

 dried the grass, or at eight when there is no dew. 



Q. At what hour is it proper to change the pen 

 in the night or morning ? 



A. In the season, when the sheep discharge a great 



deal of dung and urine, from eating very succulent 



grass, each folding should continue only four hours : 



thus, if the first folding begins at nine in the evening, 



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