The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-03-21
TIFFIN TRIBUNE,
farmers Department.
For The Tribune.
Hints to Farmers.
No H..


what would seem to be by somo un
necessary expense in building and 70
pairing. but in the outlet he fndl
himself amply repaid for all his time
expense and trouble--thc correct the
ory is, whatever you do, do it we'll
Some Farmers in building sheds for
sheep pens, for hogs, stables for hor-
scs and COWS, are content with but
temporary and half pont up concerns
while they are obuudautly able tc
have those that are right and good
when if they would just for one mo
ment, consider the time aud expens,
they are at, 10 repairing aud rebuild
ing every year those temporary con
Germs (for such | call them) they
would End they had spent moro time
and money, than il would have taken
to build good aud rightly constructed
sheds Sc. In the commencement. Still
a man needs experience to do most
every thing on the Farm, aud which
is not obtained in ono day, nor one
year, but the way to get a good deal
Of information is to take good ogri.
cultural paper aud read the expert.
enee of old and we'll drilled Farmers;
also by noticing what others do
around him, aud he can form good
opinion Of about what he should do
himself then act accordingly, and
then he may be pretty certain Of n
good return for all bis trouble. Now
! propose 70 speak Of the mode and
manner Of constructing thugs on
a Farm for keeping sheep, and which
/ think are the most convenient,
such as sheds, ribbed racks &C., aud
If any one chooses to differ with me
in any thing l have said, or which |
may say, l would be pleased to have
them SGT forth clearly their idea in
what ever they may differ with me,
through the columns of this paper If
they choose to do 50.
The frst thing to be thought Of in
building sheep sheds, is how to OBJ
tain the greatest amount Of room, un-
der the least amount of roofing, and
with the least expense possible.
Every shed should be built with
enough hay loft over II, to keep as
many sheep as the shed is capable of
holding through long and tedious
winter. Some prefer square sheds,
aud some long and narrow, but for
mo, would have them built about
thirty feet wide by thirty.six feet
long, leaving tho side which is least
exposed TO the hard driving storms Z
wiuter, open, there being no sill on
that side | would have tho posts set
on large stones let into the ground SO
that about one foot of them remained
above the surface, then nail about
three.eighth inch wide boards from
one post TO another, $50 as to be
readily taken away in the spring.
leaving about four inches space be-
tween them to admit air, and leave
tho space between two parts for the
sheep to so ia aud out at, which you
can readilyclose by means of pick.
ct gate or a piece of portable fence
twelve feet long, the racks for feed.
ing the hay in, should be put all |
around on the sills of tho shed; also |
a few short racks across or length
wise, which ever is tho most convent
ont position for filling them with
hay, aud leave ample room for the
sheep to walk around with out crowd.
ing and jaming each other, The least
trouble | find while feeding sheep in
sheds is, before feeding them hay at
night, call or dri,e them out of the
shed and close the entrance, then
throw down your hay aud 6ll the
racks, without being troubled with
the sheep trampiug every little bit of
hay you drop (while filling the racks)
into the manure, aud you can pick it
up clean before letting in tho sheep;
when you let your sheep in, close
the entrance, Ii you are feeding
them grain, have your troughs out
side Of the shed, with one end stand.
ing to the opening, or near il; in the
morning put your grain into the
trouehs, let out your sheep aud they
will divide as they come out, part 90.
ing on one side aud part on the 9th.
er, as soon as they are all out close
again the entrance Of tho shed, and
you are ready to I'LL the racks with
hay; but | don't feed my sheep grain.
l have a large square rack, large
enough to hold sufficient hay to Gil
NIL the racks. / throw the hay
intl FIRST from the hay loft, which
prevents the sheep from tramping
over it while I am filing the other
racks, for every farmer that has had
anything to do with sheep, knows,
thar when eyey they tramp over hay
they will not eat it. In watering
sheep | think the idea advanced by
Agricola in his communication to the
Tribune, very good one, as man
can dig good cistern and have plen-
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