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these boxes for seventy-five sheep, not being more 

 than one minute. Then also the space being 

 but from eight to ten inches wide, there is no 

 chance for the sheep to get more than their heads 

 through, and the box being but twenty -two inches 

 wide, there is no need for crowding or straining 

 to reach their feed, but each animal stands quietly 

 and comfortably until his meal is finished. Also, 

 every experienced sheep man knows that sheep 

 always crowd up to their feed instead of away 

 from it; consequently with a good feeding box no 

 hay or grain can be wasted. 



As I said before, four of these boxes can have 

 grain put in, in one minute. Hay, straw, roots, 

 etc , can also be put in very quickly, as the boys 

 often take hay enough at once for two boxes, 

 drop part in one, and the balance in the other, 

 when by a little shake with the fork, it is 

 scattered evenly through the box. The same 

 also with roots, as the feeder, when he gets to the 

 first box, can put them in so quick, that, let the 

 sheep come as fast as they can, they cannot catch 

 him before he is through. 



These boxes have only to be turned over and 

 back again, and they are clean. No dirt can get 

 in from the sides, as the space between the upper 



