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THE SHEEP INDUSTRY ON THE MINIDOKA PROJECT. 19 
together in the shape of an L, so as to give protection from the north 
and west winds, is desirable. A typical L-shaped shed is illustrated 
in figure 5. 
Lambing sheds.—There are several types of good lambing sheds 
in use on the project. One of the most popular is a shed 18 or 20 
feet wide, extending east and west. ‘This shed is 5 feet high at the 
eaves on the north and 6 feet high on the south. Large open windows, 
which can be closed with muslin or canvas, are placed in the south side. 
Large sliding doors are provided in both ends. Sheds of this type 
are permanent and are of value during the entire winter. The 
east door may be left open, so that the sheep may enter or leave the 
shed at will. A shed of this type is shown in figure 6. Other types 
of sheds are open, facing either the east or south; while others are 
partly open and partly closed, and one’ ‘popular ie has a skeleton 
roof open to the east or south, ied is@overed with canvas when the 
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shed is in use. Many sceoudinl flockmasters house their flocks in 
tent houses or in straw sheds. When properly made, these are 
entirely satisfactory, and if the necessary care is given a high per- 
centage of lambs is saved. 
There is a too common tendency to make sheds too warm, too dark, 
and too poorly ventilated. Dryness, sunlight, and good ventilation 
without drafts are essential to the comfort of the flock. Where sheds - 
are built with insufficient ventilation, catarrh, pneumonia, and other 
similar ailments are common. 
A typical interior arrangement of sheds extending east and west 
and 20 feet wide is as follows: On the north side there are large 
pens, 13 feet wide and from 15 to 25 feet long. The side of the shed 
forms one side of these pens, and panels form the other sides. Parti- 
tions between the pens are made in the form of hayracks or com- 
bination hay and grain racks, so that the ends of the pens contain 
the feed. Water troughs are also provided. On the south side 
of the shed there is a row of small individual pens. These commonly 
are made of panels 4 feet long and 3 feet high, two of which are 
hinged together so as to form a half pen. These two, placed in a 
corner of the shed, make a complete pen 4 feet square. Additional 
individual pens adjoining these are made by the use of similar hinged 
panels provided with hooks for setting up and taking down easily. 
When not in use the panels are folded together and piled in one 
corner of the shed. Some of the large pens on the north side are used 
by the ewes which are within a week of lambing, and others are 
occupied by ewes with lambs a few days old. Just before or imme- 
diately after lambing the ewe is placed in one of the individual pens 
and kept there until the lamb is 2 or 3 days old. Anothercommon 
arrangement is to have the entire shed filled with these individual 
pens. This is undoubtedly a good arrangement, but it entails 
