CHAPTER IV. 



CAEE OF THE EWE AND YOUNG LAMB. 



THE EWE BAEN. 



A breeding ewe requires about 12 square 

 feet of floor surface. There should be provided 

 in the ewe bam movable feed racks, long and 

 narrow, of such type that they will form parti- 

 tions wherever needed. These racks are best 

 made 24 inches wide, 36 inches high, with a 

 tight bottom about 6 inches up from the 

 ground. The sides about this bottom may be 

 of 6 inch boards, forming a shallow feed box. 

 On this foundation will be nailed, vertically, 

 ^lats % inch thick and 30 inches long. These 

 slats may be placed 7 inches apart, so that the 

 sheep can thrust their heads clear into the 

 rack to feed. There will then be much less 

 loss of feed than if the slats are placed close 

 together, for in that case the ewes pull all the 

 hay through the cracks and drop most of it 

 under their feet. There will be a little dust 

 get into the wool of the necks in feeding in 

 such a rack, but it is a trifling damage com- 

 pared with the loss of forage in any "feed- 

 saving" rack. 



After using many forms of racks, the writer 



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