. Our farm and building book. . iven into theground with a sledge hammer. Theposts used for this purpose are oldgas pipes, 1-inch or l^-inch second-hand pipe. Used pipe is kept by junkdealers in all large cities. The panelsshou d be nailed, and the nailsuJ1^ In addItion to this, thereshould be a carriage bolt through thecenter of each crossing of the his will require six bolts to a panel,lire durability of the panels dependsupon the solid manner in which theyare put together. In cutting the wirefencing make it long enough so thewire will make a turn around the endpieces. The panels ar
. Our farm and building book. . iven into theground with a sledge hammer. Theposts used for this purpose are oldgas pipes, 1-inch or l^-inch second-hand pipe. Used pipe is kept by junkdealers in all large cities. The panelsshou d be nailed, and the nailsuJ1^ In addItion to this, thereshould be a carriage bolt through thecenter of each crossing of the his will require six bolts to a panel,lire durability of the panels dependsupon the solid manner in which theyare put together. In cutting the wirefencing make it long enough so thewire will make a turn around the endpieces. The panels are 3^ or 4 feethigh. 3y2 is plenty for hogs, but cat-tle or colts should have a 4-foot fenceFor a larger field, where more hogsare kept, a more satisfactory tempo-rary fence is simply a roll of woven HOGS FOR PROFIT 7? hog wire, stretched along and fastenedto a line of gas pipe posts with stakesdriven at distances of from 8 to 12feet. Smaller short stakes with hookson them hold the bottom wire downto the ground. These stakes may. Portable Fence be of gas pipe with the top endbattered enough to catch the bottomwire. This kind of a fence requires agood, solid post at each side of thefield. These end posts may be per-manently set into the side done with, such a fence isrolled up and hauled off on a stoneboat and stored under the tool sheduntil wanted again. A Ventilated Hog Cot A portable, A shaped hog cotwith ventilator in the peak is shownin this drawing. In most hog cots,ventilation is neglected, or if it isattempted, the little house is madedrafty. Ventilation makes the differ-ence between a dry cot and a dampone. It is more diffkut to ventilatea small house than a large one. Theeasiest way is to use a 2 by 4 at thepeak, turning the flat side down. Borethis full of holes before nailing thesiding to it. Cover this with onethickness of thin cotton cloth, tackedon to make it stay in place, then cov-er this with an inverted V shapedtrough, as shown in the detail draw-in
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