1908.] 



Sheep-Dipping Baths. 



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SHEEP DIPPING BATHS. 



Two convenient forms of sheep -dipping baths, which have 

 come under the notice of the Board's Inspectors, are described 

 below. The first is a movable wooden bath, the dripping pen 

 for which forms a useful cart for taking animals to market. 

 The second is a fixed bath made of cement, which can be put up 

 at a moderate cost. 



FIG. I, — Cart dipper arranged ready for dipping. 



FIG. 2. — Vertical section through cart: — {a), shaft 6 ft. 2 in. to draw -bar ; {a 1 ), 

 shaft in position for dipping ; (/>), inclined board, hooked on and resting on shafts for 

 sheep to walk down after draining ; {c), wood block to retain cart in position after 

 releasing top bar and lowering shafts: {d), end to attach to bath; sides of cart, 

 lowest board (1), 10 in. x 1 in. ; laths (3), (5) and (7), 3 in. x 1 in. ; top bar, 

 2 in. x 2 in. ; wheel, 3 ft. 11 in. diameter. 



Portable Wooden Bath. — The arrangement of this bath is 

 represented in Fig. i. It consists of a wooden bath, attached 

 to the tail end of a tip cart which can be fixed horizontally 

 while the shafts are sloped to the ground to carry a board 

 for the descent of the sheep. After being dipped the . sheep 

 pass from the bath up the slope into the cart, where they 



