Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 250, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1911 — Salt Shed for the Pasture [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Salt Shed for the Pasture

A shed covering a permanent salting place for animals in the field oi pasture, may be cheaply and easily built. It may be either circular oi square and covered with boards, oi

thatched with straw. The stump of a tree or post may be used, and a wooden measure firmly fastened on top, or set into the top, should be filled frequently with rock salt. The post should be of a height to enable sheep to reach the salt. The thatch keeps It dry at all times. *