. Southern pork production. Cheap type small farrowing house and pen. Courtesy H. of Maryland. sides about eight or ten inches from the floor and allowedto extend out some six or eight inches, so that if the sowlies down against the side of the house any pigs thathappen to be in the way will be given a chance to escapeover-lying. A protective railing of this sort can be placedin almost any type of house, so that it can be readily con-verted into a farrowing pen without much cost or trouble. SWINE MANAGEMENT 157 Pens and inclosures.—It is a lack of pens and in-closures on many farm
. Southern pork production. Cheap type small farrowing house and pen. Courtesy H. of Maryland. sides about eight or ten inches from the floor and allowedto extend out some six or eight inches, so that if the sowlies down against the side of the house any pigs thathappen to be in the way will be given a chance to escapeover-lying. A protective railing of this sort can be placedin almost any type of house, so that it can be readily con-verted into a farrowing pen without much cost or trouble. SWINE MANAGEMENT 157 Pens and inclosures.—It is a lack of pens and in-closures on many farms that hinders many from raisinghogs. What we want in the way of pens is somethingthat is satisfactory yet cheap. In lot construction thematerials to be used will depend on several factors andconditions. Board fences are sometimes advisable, but. A-type of individual farrowing houses in use on farm of F. , near New Orleans, La. under most conditions a wire fence with wooden postswill be most economical. Around the hog houses, es-pecially if the houses are permanent, a permanent systemof lots should be constructed. If the houses are portable,a portable fence may also be used to advantage. Thepens and inclosures should be arranged according to thehog house or houses, according to the water supply andaccording to the grazing patches. In the arrangementand location of lots each farm offers a special problem initself. Fencing materials.—In the permanent or stationaryfences posts are used. These may be of several kinds ofwood, of cement, steel or of rock. The material of thefence itself may be the same in the case of portable ordrift fences as in the stationary fence. Boards are the 158 SOUTHERN PORK PRODUCTION most common materials used in drift fences, but wire canbe used. In permanent fences wire is probably the mostcommo
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