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resisting material. Roofs with but one slope are, of 

 course, the cheaper. The walls inside may call for some 

 kind of protection to prevent the sheep from wearing 

 away any of the material of the bundles, but the protec- 

 tion does not need to be given to a height greater than 3 

 to 4 feet. Windows may be made to admit ample light, 

 and ventilation must be secured where the shed is not 

 open in front. Such sheds are amply warm, and in a rea- 

 sonably dry climate should last for a number of years. 



In certain range states sheds for sheep have been 

 constructed of logs. These, in comparatively treeless 

 areas, are usually obtained from certain soft woods that 

 grow beside the streams. The walls of these sheds are 

 built after the fashion of the primitive log dwellings of 

 years ago. The cracks between them are covered with 

 clay of the consistency of mortar. The roofs have rafters 

 with but one slope. These are covered with boards and 

 the mortar clay is spread over the boards. In areas with 

 but little rainfall such sheds answer the purpose quite 

 well. They are of low construction, which is economical 

 of material. In forest areas where settlement is but re- 

 cent, sheds may be thus constructed of such timbers as 

 may be in the locality, but in such instances the roof 

 should be shingled, the better to resist the copious rain- 

 fall of such areas. 



Sheds may be constructed on the prairies that will 

 last for a number of years, though made of sods. Cheap 

 as the construction of these may be, they do not stand 

 so high in favor apparently as the log shed with the clay 

 roof, and probably for the reason that more labor is in- 

 volved in their construction. Sod sheds will not last many 

 years where the rainfall is heavy. 



The more essential features of a sheep house — The 

 discussion of the more essential features of a permanent 

 sheep house, will consider the following: (i) A building 

 oblong in shape ; (2) a structure of two stories ; (3) facili- 

 ties for convenient feeding; (4) divisions in the lower 



