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loft, providing it has been stored there. In many in- 

 stances, however, there may not be room for such storage 

 until some of the food is fed out. It may then be drawn 

 from a stack on a still day and stored in the loft. When 

 thus stored it may always be kept in a dry condition, 

 which in bedding is a great matter. When straw is fed in 

 the racks, which is quite legitimate in many instances, in 

 order to furnish a part of the fodder, the uneaten residue 

 may be used from time to time for bedding. 



Divisions in the lower story — Several divisions in the 

 lower story are necessary where a flock of any consider- 

 able size is kept. The different gradations call for food 

 rations that in many instances are more or less different. 

 For instance the stock and sale rams may call for a food 

 different from the breeding ewes. These may call for 

 food different from the shearling ewes, and all of these 

 may call for food different from ewes that are suckling 

 lambs. Where sheep are being fattened in considerable 

 numbers, it may also be greatly advantageous to grade 

 the sheep 'according to size and age. 



It is evident, therefore, that there should be some 

 correspondence between the number of the divisions and 

 the gradations in the flock. The larger the number of the 

 latter the larger the number of the divisions should be. 

 During the lambing season it is an advantage to have 

 some extra divisions for the better grading of ewes that 

 are nursing lambs. The space called for in such divisions 

 is influenced by such considerations as the size of the 

 sheep, the object for which they are being kept and the 

 yard room available, when considered along with the 

 climatic conditions. For large sheep not fewer than 15 

 square feet of space should be furnished and for small 

 sheep not fewer than 10 feet. Lambs that are being fat- 

 tened with abundant yard room and in a dry climate will 

 do with even a less amount of space. 



If some or all of the partitions are movable, the 

 divisions may be enlarged. It may be very convenient in 



