. Our farm and building book. . Interior Arrangement of Hog HouseNo. SIXTEEN PEN WINTER HOG HOUSE con^tS S^i ^h°^s t ^A °hVh\ *T* Whk? makes two structures furnish as muchsnade as three separate ones. These little buildings are made ofboards with 2x4s and lx4s for crossbraces, to keep them from racking topieces while being moved. The sillsare made of 2-inch plank, 8 inches widerounded at one end like sled runners. Portable Hog Fences In raising hogs for market, it isnecessary to grow certain crops tohog down If the hogs are permittedto run the field over, they trampdown and waste too m

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. Our farm and building book. . Interior Arrangement of Hog HouseNo. SIXTEEN PEN WINTER HOG HOUSE con^tS S^i ^h°^s t ^A °hVh\ *T* Whk? makes two structures furnish as muchsnade as three separate ones. These little buildings are made ofboards with 2x4s and lx4s for crossbraces, to keep them from racking topieces while being moved. The sillsare made of 2-inch plank, 8 inches widerounded at one end like sled runners. Portable Hog Fences In raising hogs for market, it isnecessary to grow certain crops tohog down If the hogs are permittedto run the field over, they trampdown and waste too much, so it is amatter of economy to have fencesto confine them to certain parts ofthe pasture. They will then eat thefeed without much waste. This ap-plies especially to such crops as sor-ghum, wheat, oats, rye, rape, soybeans, cow peas and such. For a comparatively small field,panels can be made 1 by 6 fencingboards, nailed together near the cor-ners, as shown in the little drawingHog fencing is stretched across andfastened. The panels are wired totemporary posts drive

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