Show straw sheds for cattle in winter shelter will have marked effect in saving of food supplied by III W VMS biln departs t coll n of aarl I tur 0 ot t anu arlee many grain farmer q with plenty of feed end no favorable wll 1 airn to cattle feeding this win ter aa as a temporary outlet those wl without equipment or shelter will have to build straw 6 sheds hed or some other protection if they save mare what little margin of profet they will have should the winter bo be severe the saving in feed alone will pay for the time and effort in bulleit I t bo he pointed out A dozen posts cut from the tile tin tim her ber four poles 0 20 o to 24 feet ions long 12 shorter poles 14 feet long and 80 rods of 4 foot fencing Is amp ample 1 e for a 12 by 40 foot ched which I 1 9 large enough for a carload of or heavy heavy cattle this allows allons for an 8 foot height and for four rows t f ft ire on the roof to hold the straw 0 1 boards or brush may bo be usta in place of the wire to hold the straw on the roof 11 rach a ch of the tile at les leg and the tile end of the tho shed hed la to formed by two parallel PI rolof rows of fencing with alth straw ticked between them like I 1 ike a concrete form the tile two rows ros of fencing must lust bo be tied together at intervals to prevent bulling using heavy posts with on loth bides will hold enough packed straw to break the wind and aut out storms close mesh esre Is preferable so that the animals cannot cat eat or pull out the straw two widths of wire should he busett used to get a 7 to 8 foot height at tit the tile rear sloping tile lie ached root roof up ward to tho front not only will give a slight watershed but also nill assist la in ventilation rind snow fence cribbing may bo be used arother ami her type of straw shed can be billt I 1 lilt ou the file south or emit post side of lie tile straw pile one can enal ay iy cut down one side aide of the stack alth a hay knife build tile essaiy framework and use the removed straw for the tile cover |