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rise to their feet unassisted, and most perish, if not discovered. The 
broadest-backed ewes are the most apt to suffer. Many a good one 
Fie. 11.—Combination rack for feeding hay and grain. Sheep canfeed from eitherside. Note construction 
for keeping chaff, etc., out of fleeces. 
has been found dead on her back because of the neglected ‘‘dead”’ 
furrow. 
Fig. 12.—Combination rack for feeding hay and grain. Rack is so constructed that the grain troughs may 
be pulled back and feed put in them without entering the pen. 
For permanent pastures blue grass, white clover, timothy, orchard 
grass, Bermuda grass, meadow fescue, and redtop are used. Blue 
