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Show WOOL 10 ESEAT ME WAR IEE0S Principal Sheep Requirements Are Dryness. Good Ventilation, Ventila-tion, and Sunlight. WET COATS FOSTER DISEASE Protection From Winter Rainfalls and Heavy Snowfalls Is Desirable Freedom From Drafts Is Most Important. Sheep supply two very essential war needs meat tmd v.imJ. During the winter they need special care. Their heavy coat will keep them warm provided pro-vided it is dry, but if it becomes wet the animals will uiTer from chills tmd sickness. In any part of the United States the main e.-seutials ( f sheep barns are dry-n"ss dry-n"ss and freedom from drafts. Unless Un-less lambs are to be dropped in cold wet1 '.her, no expense to provide warmth is necessary, a:? the buildings should sihhmi be closed. Protection from winter rains and heavy snowfalls is desbviblo, but the best results may be expected when ewes are allowed access ac-cess to n dry beil In the open. Warmth, Dryness and Light. ineo sheep do not ri'ipiire ipiarters that tire i spec'ally warm, a sinu'le wad will ordinarily his.-.co suilicicut . arm'.h. If lambs are dropped In very Cold weather, n temporary covering over tbe lambilr' lianols will lil'oviile depended upon. There is no efficient automatic system of ventilating sheep buildings, though some of thi; "wind bafiles" which have been devised for poultry houses might be adapted. Well-Drained Floors. - Level and well-dra ned clay-surfaced floors are satisfactory and economical i Sheep pack the surface very Cnnly and if there is proper drainage the only objection to this floor is that it does not exclude rats. Concrete fioor-3 for alleys and feed rooms are necessary, neces-sary, but will seldom be called for in the pens. Arrangement of Building. The main features to be provided in the floor plan are minimum of waste space, convenience and ease in feeding and in cleaning the pens, and elimination elimina-tion of the need of moving or disturbing disturb-ing the sheep. Pen partitions should be movable. By using feed racks to make divisions in 'the pen space the of the pens can be varied as needed, and in special cases the racks ctin be removed to permit the use o tho space for other stock. Locating Sheep Builc'ings. The site for permant-nt buildings fat sheep should first of all bo dry and well drained. Ample yard space that is dry and sheltered .should he avail- ! able adjacent to the main barn or shed. j A southern slope with sandy soil is especially satisfactory for this purpose. ui most farms it will be advantage- j ous to have the buildings and yards easily reached from the regular pastures pas-tures or from fields used to grow forage for-age crops for summer pasture. As tho iinrk requires attention many times daily during part of the year, convenience con-venience of location in relation to the farm dwelling and to colter buildings will effect an economy of time in the performance of routine labor. I . warmth, or a small space can be par- . tit lulled off In which to keep a few, cms until their lambs become strong. ! L-'en In winter It Is well to plan ' nhc.il .and to keep hi mind that next i suii.tiur shade and protection from; ben; are peculiarly necessary for sl'.erp. Shade cannot always be fur- i liisl i; In pastures, and buildings that I lire cell located and constructed so as ; to i.'iuler them cool lu slimmer will 1 oft 'Mi provide greater comfort to tho! slu ep during hot days than would be' potslblo for them out of doors. I 'i' ness muI freedom from draft tire ' most lmporltint. Sheep cannot pus-1 uibly thrive In quarters that are damp' or dark. In fact, the lloek should he j i.bt.t. in only (luring storms. Ahitn-(hir. Ahitn-(hir. re of light In all parts of the build-In',' build-In',' and til all times Is necessary not ony for the health, of the sheep but for convenience of the shepherds in caring for them. One square foot of ".below for each 110 square feet of lloor j spic'it Is necessary. Windows should bo placed at a height to Insure a good disli ibull.in of light, and particularly to receive direct sunlight for Ihe lambing lamb-ing pens during the period the ewes are 'ainhlng. Ventilation Is Essential. Chute confinement In poorly ventl-lnlcc ventl-lnlcc in us Is very Injurious to brooding brood-ing wvos. While they should seldom bo shut Indoors, a part of Ihe (lock will usually He Inside at night. Al lambing lamb-ing and during .storms, doors should ho c'oscd. For Hitch times If Is neces-miry neces-miry to provide means of securing frcs:)i ulr without crentlng drafts. In ll nry large building with numerous dons and windows 11; Is often advls-nbbi advls-nbbi lo build one or two partitions from lloor to celling to prevent drafts, fresh air can be admitted through (nitsMu-screened windows opened on lh( kI.Io opposite t .) that from which (hi wind Is hlowh.g without causing IriifN If nil ulher sides of Ihe btllhl-big-i lire I Ighl ly closed. In very cold sections, or where lambs are to arrive In tne whiter months, iqiei'lally arranged ill 1 1"I si for foul nil' nnii Inlets for fresh nlr will be neees-iiai. neees-iiai. Foul air (lues should extend fro.'ii Ihe colling with as few bonds as .i.'. II ilc lo Ibe roof. They should be of iiiilliclcul slge and number lo give to 10 square Inches for each sheep In Ibe bulb ling. Freeh air may be ml-tabled ml-tabled through ai ranged Inlets near tbo lloor Hie', oolue nllonllnii Is required re-quired lo inljiisl t.ueh Inlets lo the vn-r( vn-r( n 1 1 . n i m In wind and temporal tiro, mid til- i. nine la true where wind. iwn are, |