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THE DOMESTIC SHEEP. 



We have a dipping outfit which I made ami which any 

 farmer can make at small cost, and it answers the purpose. 

 Two men, one on each side of the vat and our little nine- 

 year-old Willie to keep the sheep massed in the chute, will 

 handle them at the rate of about one sheep every four or 

 five minutes, and that will allow the sheep to remain in the 



dip two minutes, "by the watch," and should not be 

 guessed at. 



To make the dipping-vat use 2x4 stuff; cut eight pieces 

 4 feet 2 inches long, and four pieces 20 inches long, and 

 frame by halving together, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Now 

 take the four frames and set them on a level floor, and nail 

 temporary strip on the outside to keep them in position. Use 



