18 Sheep-Farming 



Watering-troughs. — Watering-troughs should be 

 so arranged that the sheep cannot befoul the water, 

 and so that hay or other feed cannot easily fall into 

 them. When large numbers are to be provided for, 

 a large storage tank, provided with float and cut-off, 

 should be arranged to hold a supply of water at the 

 right height for the sheep to drink. This should be 

 connected by underground pipes with smaller troughs 

 conveniently located. Small barrels with a hole in 

 the side large enough for a sheep to enter its head 

 are highly satisfactory. Figure 9 shows one. They 

 should be placed on end and the upper head removed 

 and made into a lid. This permits easy cleaning 

 when it becomes necessary. When such a water 

 system is not considered available, tubs that may be 

 easily emptied and cleaned should be used. A 50- 

 gallon barrel cut in two makes convenient tubs. 

 They should be partially covered with removable lids. 

 Sheep are very dainty as to odors, so that drinking- 

 vessels must be kept scrupulously clean. 



A convenient source of water supply is the rain- 

 water from the stable roof. When elevated land near 

 the barn permits of a cistern above the level of the 

 sheep stable floor, it should be availed of. Up-ground 

 cisterns are now made of concrete. The writer has 

 had a galvanized tank on upper floor of barn that is 

 still in use after sixteen years. Well water is equally 

 suitable for sheep. 



Fencing. — Woven wire is altogether the most con- 



