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MANAGEMENT AND FEEDING OF SHEEP 



which the sheep are forced into the drive, an incline with 

 cleats at the further end of the tank, and a draining pen 

 to carry the drip back into the vat. There should also 

 be suitable heating apparatus. A heater or cooker, such 

 as is used in heating or cooking food for swine, may be 

 used in preparing and renewing the dip. 



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FIG. 21— GROUND PLAN OF DIPPING PLANT AT WAUKESHA, WIS. 

 (Courtesy of the owners) 



The method of dipping sheep at the Anoka Stock 

 Farm at Waukesha, Wis., will now be submitted, in the 

 belief that it will prove helpful to any who may find it 

 necessary to construct a dipping plant for the benefit of 

 the farm flock. This farm is owned and operated by 

 George Harding and Son. The dipping vat is located at 

 the rear end of the hog house, which is on sloping ground. 

 A platform extends out about 6 feet from the hog house, 

 from which stock, as young cattle, sheep and swine, are 

 loaded on to a wagon. The passage in the hog house is 40 

 feet long and 6 feet wide, and it will hold at one time about 

 40 sheep of average size. The door, which is as wide as 

 the platform, swings outward, and is thus made to form a 



