Sheep Farms and thmr Equipments 17 



V-shaped trough shown in Figure 7 are satisfactory. 

 The hay rack should be 30 inches high and 30 inches 

 wide. The feeding space should be 8 inches wide and 

 at least 16 inches from the ground. A common error 

 is in making the lower boards too narrow, also the rack 

 too narrow, so that there is too little room for hay 

 below the feeding space, and the sheep are forced to 

 press their heads into the hay, thus getting seed and 

 chaff in their wool, also enabling them to waste much 

 feed. The grain trough is made of one board 7 

 inches wide and If inches thick, and one 8-inch board 

 I inch thick. Any of the cheaper hard woods are 

 suitable for this rack and trough. The trough should 

 have legs that will support the edges 16 to 18 inches 

 above the ground, depending upon the size of the 

 sheep to be fed. The higher it is, the less apt are the 

 sheep to get their feet into it. 



A better trough for outdoor feeding is a flat-bot- 

 tomed, reversible one supported on a truss as shown in 

 Figure 8. The bottom board is 12 inches wide and the 

 side boards 6. The side boards extend equal distances 

 both ways from the bottom board, making a double 

 trough. A bolt through the truss and into the cen- 

 ter of either end of the trough supports it and per- 

 mits its being turned whenever it is desirable to do so. 

 A peg through both truss and trough near the edge 

 holds it in position. A 6-inch board supported in the 

 truss above the trough keeps sheep from jumping into 

 it. This is a very advantageous feature. 



