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Sheep-wash′ing Appa-ra′tus.

A mechanical arrangement to cleanse wool before shearing.

Fig. 4952 shows a form of animal shower-bath used in Hungary for this purpose. The sheep are soaked in a stream until the grease and dirty covering of the wool are loosened. The sheep are then driven into the pen e and thoroughly drenched by a stream from hose d, which is supplied from one of the wooden pipes c c. b is a tank which gives the necessary head to the flow of water. This tank is kept filled by pump a.

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