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a shed is here given. It is designed for a flock of sixty or 

 seventy, with room for the lambs included. It is made with 

 a low roof projecting well over the walls, so as to afford pro- 



SHED FOR SOILING SHEEP, 



tection from sweeping rains or snows. The window places 

 are open but protected by wire netting as a precaution 

 against dogs, where this danger may exist. 



The floor plan is shown at figure. The feed racks run 

 around three sides and partly in the front, w r ith one in the 

 center giving the usual rack space of a foot and a half for 

 each of about seventy sheep. 



The upper part of the front 

 door slides on rollers, and is 

 made of slate so as to give 

 ample ventilation along with 

 the large open window spaces. 



The' lot. appropriated for 

 the sheep is fenced into con- 

 venient plots, into -each of 

 which the lower gate opens so 

 that the flock may be turned 

 out to feed on the remains of 

 the crops after the cutting has 

 been completed. Indeed it is 

 a part of this system that the 

 sheep may be fed out of doors, 

 in any of the separate plots by 

 cutting the crop in an adjoin- FLOOR PLAN OF SHED. 



