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REDWOOD FEED.RACK FOR SHEEP
HE solid front on this rack tends to keep seed and small particles of hay, etc., out of the wool of feeding sheep.
Trough, or manger, is designed to mirrimize waste of feed while the skids make this rack easy to move and place the floor a desirable height above the ground.
It may be built in lengths to suit individual requirements, althotrgh the length shown (12 feet for hay) is economical and provides for easy handling.
Different widths or patterns of Redwood may be substituted (if local conditions warrant) for the 1"x6" material for which this feed rack is designed.
HOW STRONG IS REDWOOD? U. S. GOVERNMENT ANSWERS
As a post, for studding. as strong as "Oregon Pine" (Douglas Fir) and stronger than other light colored or "white" wood commonly used, according to the U. S. Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wis.
Actual experience bears out the judgment of this impartial Governmental agency.
In Gilroy, California, is a big two-story home built more than 70 years ago, Studs, floor joists and roof rafters are of Redwood. Roof, floors and walls are as straight and true today as then.
Tests by the University of California prove Redwood's strength actually increases with a'ge aud use !
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