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THE DOMESTIC SHEEP. 



hatchet" carpenter. It is really nothing but a strong hay 

 scaffold covered by a roof. Yet, if well braced as shown, 

 it will be amply strong and will last as long as any kind of 

 frame, and it can be built by any man able to own a hun- 

 dred sheep. There is no doubt that it pays to shelter all 

 sheep from storms east of the Missouri Itiver, and one can- 

 not afford to own sheep that he cannot shelter. 



As to the arrangement of the interior, I mean to devote 

 the central division to the little iambs, giving them access 



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to it through a creep. Lambs are timid things, and will not 

 thrive when obliged to struggle for their rations with older 

 sheep. They also need a clean, dry place in which to romp 

 and play and lie and sleep. The only profitable lamb is the 

 happy one. 



One side is devoted to the ewes that have not yet lambed, 

 requiring different food and care from those suckling their 

 lambs, the other to the mothers. It will be well if possible 

 to give each flock access to a dry grass-lot for exercise. If 

 but one lot at hand, the ewes that have lambed will get their 

 exorcise in caring for their lambs. After a large part of the 

 ewes have lambed, a part of the vacant side may be parti- 

 tioned off and ewes and lambs put therein. 



Water ought to be in each part. 



