The American merino: for wool and for mutton. A practical treatise on the selection, care, breeding and diseases of the merino sheep in all sections of the United States by Powers Stephen

Author:Powers, Stephen. [from old catalog]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Merino sheep
Publisher: New York, O. Judd co.
Published: 1887-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

Fig. 22.—MR. FRANK'S SHEEP BASS,

hay, and as fast as it is fed we fill up the space with pens, so that by spring we have more pens. An empty space is left, however, between the hay and pens for throwing down hay, driving in sheep, etc. The racks are so made, that they are used both for feeding hay and grain, as shown in figure 24. H, shows trough for feeding grain, and K the hay-rack. It can be closed, as shown in figure 25, for sweeping and putting in grain, as the wings keep the sheep away until the grain is evenly scattered in the trough, when the wings are turned and all the sheej) come up at once'. These are by far the most convenient) sheep racks that have come under our notice, and I doubt whether there is another rack near its equal for cleanliness, convenience and saving of both hay and grain.

" Now we do not wish to be understood as indicating that it requires a bam and racks just like ours to make a success of feeding, but we think ours are excellent, and if the genius o^

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