US69925A - Improvement in sheep-shed and back - Google Patents

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' Letters Patent No. 69,925, dated October 15, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN SHEEP-SHED AND BACK.

To ALL WH M IT MAY'CONOERN:

Be it known that I, GABRIEL MCWILLI'AMS, of Fostoria, in the county of'Seneca, andState of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Impreyements in a Sheep-Shed and Rack; and I do, hereby declare that the following is afull and'complete description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings making apart of this specification, in which- 7 Figurel is a sideview. of the shed and house.

Figure 2 is a top view. I I

Figure 3 is a front view.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the views.

In the drawing, A represents the shed, which may be constructed of any desirable size, according to the size of the flock. The roof 'of this shed is made arching, and is constructed of ordinary thin boards, sprung into an arch by bending them for that purpose, and securing the same by any desirable means. Accessis had to the inside of this shed through the doors B, fig. 3,'made in one end of the shed. Along each side of the ,shed, and secured to the same, is a rack, 0, fig. 1, the upper rail of which is pivoted to the shed at the 'points' X,so that'the'. rack canbe lifted up for cleaning out the same, or other needful purposes, and which is secured when down by a pin, D, passing through the end of the shed into the rail of the rack. The bars of this rack are so close to each pther as-to, prevent the sheep from thrusting in their heads through, allowing their noses only to pass through'to reach the'hay, and thus they are prevented from having their-heads and necks fillhd with dust and hay-seed, andfrom picking and mussing about the hay, and wasting it, as they necessarily ,do when allowed to get-their'heads in amongst it. The slanting side 'of the rack, formed by the roof of the shed, allows the hay to.slide down and press against thebars as fast as the sheep may eat it away, and thus it is at all times kept within reach of the animals,fresh and clean; hence but little waste will eccurin feeding. This shed, being constructed in a light but substantial manner, is easily moved from place to place, and thus the accumulated waste and dropping cair be easily gathered up, or by frequent changing of the shed be distributed over the field without labor, and at the same time affording a warm and comfortable covering to the animals.

What I claim as my improvement, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The herein-described shed and rack, constructed in the manner and for the purpose substantially as set forth.

GABRIEL McWIIiLIAMS.

Witnesses J. W. 'Bnxcxsn, T B. Jscoss,

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