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Show TJARN "FOR LAMB RAISING. ' Arrangement of Building Which 'Will Prove Most Convenient. In this section of the country, writes n Jefferson county, Illinois, farmer In the Urecders' Gazette, stock rnls-ing rnls-ing linn become tho lending 'occupation. 'oc-cupation. Sheep nro easily raised nnd pay n largo proltt. We keep uljout 70 ewes and tako delight de-light In handling them, especially during dur-ing lambing sensou. Our main breed Is tho Shropshire, although we hnvo a few Cotswolds nnd Humpshlrcs. Tho lntter aro good hardy lamb raisers. Wc prefer Shropshlres, ns they havo closer wool and endure moro bad weather. Our barn shown In Fig. 1, Is a convenient con-venient ono nnd Is largo enough for wliout 125 owes. When tho owes begin be-gin to lamb we put tho first owo in I'en 1. Then when tho Bccond lambs wo put her in I'en 1, putting No. 1 . hcuinc t:c so ' MM ' fiiimttK ) y j WIS AND tM8J Z y SI . S- 5.5J ! riol ' )Mi 1 ooo i i In Pen 2, and so on until tho pens aro full. Then wo begin to remove them one nt u tlmo to the largo pen for owes and lambs. When tho lambs arc about two weeks old thoy will begin to cat sotno small grnln. A pen for this purpose has been made (Fig. 1) and Is provided with small grain boxes on two sides. The ends are made of portable gates. A small creep hole will be noticed In tho gate between the lamb pen and tho ewes and lambs through which tho lambs can pass. These gates may bo removed tho next fnll and again give tho Mock tho entlro barn. Tho gnto marked X, can bo set back to any desired plnco and thereby enlarge tho pcti and rack room, ns mora of them huvo lambs. The gates In the small pons can be Hindu bo that by opening them back to tho right or left It will make an alley through which nny sheep can be driven outsldo; tho others nro closed up In their pens. Tho liny nnd feed rncks are of a good typo; thoso around tho wall (Fig. LQfT 2) can bo easily ' 1 filled by leaving I j n spaco between i tho loft lloor and i I tho wall. Under- fiS 2 ncnth tho slanting bonrd In Fig. 2 Is a grain trough In which corn, oats or othor grains can bo fed. There Is ulso a feed way that has this typo of hay and grnln rack on either side, lty cnslng tight whero tho slanting lino Is In Fig. 2 It prevents pre-vents tho seeds and trash from getting get-ting In tho wool when throwing down liny. |