. The agricultural gazette of New South Wales. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Australia New South Wales. 32 Agrmiltuml Gazette of [Jan. 2, 1908. flush on the surface. 'J"*) make this grout, mix three jjarts sand to one part cement into nKU'tar. then in a half bucket of water mix sufficient mortar to make the grout just thin enough to run into the joints. Previous to pouring in the cement grout, throw a ivw l)uckcts of water over the floor to wet all the bricks, to prevent them from absorbing the moisture out of the grout too quickly. The floor must, of course, be graded to
. The agricultural gazette of New South Wales. Agriculture; Agriculture -- Australia New South Wales. 32 Agrmiltuml Gazette of [Jan. 2, 1908. flush on the surface. 'J"*) make this grout, mix three jjarts sand to one part cement into nKU'tar. then in a half bucket of water mix sufficient mortar to make the grout just thin enough to run into the joints. Previous to pouring in the cement grout, throw a ivw l)uckcts of water over the floor to wet all the bricks, to prevent them from absorbing the moisture out of the grout too quickly. The floor must, of course, be graded to the back to an open gutter, to carry ofi' all drainage. On-this brick floor, portable batten floors, as previously described on page 8G1 (1907), may be laid in sections to make them easier to handle. Fencing. The fencing" of the runs may be of posts, with to^) rail, J]-! inches high (for sows), a barb wire on the ground, a No. 8 wire 24 inches up. and iJ-t in. X 4 in. mesh, and 14-gauge wire-netting threaded on the wires and stapled to the posts. The cost of this fencing (for material only) would be be about 13s. per chain. On the front line, sun-shade and feed-pens be constructed with a few saplings and bushes. Houses and runs thus arranged, the pigs can have the whole of the house room, while only one of the runs is being used: the other may he sweetening up for a few weeks. A Portable House. Where it is desired to use pigs to feed oft' crops and improve the land, shelter is very necessary, and nothing better can be on hand for this purpose than a portable Fig. 20. Portable pig-house. Fig. 20 shows one 12 ft. x s ft., huilt lightly, but strongly, of sawn timber frame, on ^S in. \ '?'> in. hardwood slci'iiers as slides, and boarded on the sides and ends with i)inc weatherboards, and on the roof with ^/o-inch match boarding. A drop tlap-dooi- on the front ])rovides a gangway for the pigs to walk into the house on. and fasten them in if rccpiired. The floor
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