. Productive swine husbandry. Swine. BUILDINGS 297 shafts about eight inche's square, starting near the floor and extending through the roof, and equipped on the top with a device for preventing the wind from blowing down the shafts. (Fig. 69.) Chimney and Pipe.—If a feed cooker is used, it could be utilized to great advantage in assisting ventilation. If the. FiQ. 69 —The King system of ventilation as shown for a dairy barn or hog-house. The air outlet should start near the floor and extend through the roof. The inlet for air into the room is near the ceiling, but should start outside well ab
. Productive swine husbandry. Swine. BUILDINGS 297 shafts about eight inche's square, starting near the floor and extending through the roof, and equipped on the top with a device for preventing the wind from blowing down the shafts. (Fig. 69.) Chimney and Pipe.—If a feed cooker is used, it could be utilized to great advantage in assisting ventilation. If the. FiQ. 69 —The King system of ventilation as shown for a dairy barn or hog-house. The air outlet should start near the floor and extend through the roof. The inlet for air into the room is near the ceiling, but should start outside well above the ground. In cold weather, windows are for light, not for ventilation, when the King system is in use. building is not a very long one, the chimney may be constructed at the opposite end of the building from the feed cooker, and the pipe from the feed cooker run the whole length of the building before it enter's the chimney. In a long building the chimney may be placed about the centre, so as not to have too great length of stove-pipe. The heat from the stove-pipe has a wonderful influence in aiding the circulation of air in the pen, as well as modifying the temperature and helping to. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Day, George E. , 1863-. Philadelphia & London, J. B. Lippincott Company
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