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arate from the ewes, and also any rams that may be on 

 hand. From the small boxes or receptacles underneath 

 the shutes fodder can be readily obtained. The number 

 of these may be reduced to three if absolutely necessary, 

 one box serving to hold fodder for two apartments. The 

 shutes are near the side of the building, and though they 

 extend up into the mow for some distance, they do not 

 seriously interfere with the storing of food or litter over- 

 head, as it may be taken in by a horse fork or a sling at 

 the end of the building and underneath the ridge. 



The posts of the building should be of any desired 

 length in keeping with the symmetry of the same. A 

 height of 14 to i6 feet would usually be ample. There 

 should be room in the loft to hold at least a supply of 

 fodder for one season, and if there is room for a supply 

 of litter also the condition is to that extent more satis- 

 factory. Grain may also be stored in the loft over the 

 shepherd's room. By using hoppers or hopper-shaped 

 bins above, ducts leading from these, and spouts below, 

 which may be opened and closed at will, a supply of grain 

 can always be conveniently obtained. The siding may 

 be composed of boards with battens over the cracks, or it 

 may consist of ordinary drop siding, with or without a 

 lining of tarred or building paper inside, according to cir- 

 cumstances. When the lambing pens are properly made, 

 wood lining may not be necessary on the inside of the 

 walls under some conditions, but more commonly it will 

 be necessary in northern areas in order to make the pens 

 sufficiently warm. It may not always be necessary to 

 use so much space in the lambing pens, and when the 

 lambs come late these can be dispensed with altogether. 

 The same is true of the shepherd's room. 



The yard may be readily divided by running across 

 it one or more movable partitions, thus making as many 

 divisions in the yard as may be desired. It will be ob- 

 served that provision is made for gates at the ends of the 

 yard, hence a wagon may be driven In front of the divi- 



