. Hogology. riAJiT b. n&coy , wAAMiNarON. , ONiO- of any boards which one happens tohave handy. This keeps the pigs offthe ground and yet gives them accessto some exercise, air and fence of rough boards of any kindin front and at the side of each boxkeeps each sovir and litter have had as many as twenty ofthese houses and pens in one raised pigs last spring and myloss was very slight. These boxes are very easily kept free from vermin and filth. The proc-esses of feeding is not such a bug-bear with this arrangement. I havea slop cart which I drive along
. Hogology. riAJiT b. n&coy , wAAMiNarON. , ONiO- of any boards which one happens tohave handy. This keeps the pigs offthe ground and yet gives them accessto some exercise, air and fence of rough boards of any kindin front and at the side of each boxkeeps each sovir and litter have had as many as twenty ofthese houses and pens in one raised pigs last spring and myloss was very slight. These boxes are very easily kept free from vermin and filth. The proc-esses of feeding is not such a bug-bear with this arrangement. I havea slop cart which I drive along infront of each box or colony. Anothergood feature is that it is portable andcan be changed to other quarterswithout much trouble, and can beused at all seasons of the year. Ihave always had better success insaving and caring for my pigs in thisway than in any other. A Cheap Movable Farrowing House T t. KINNEY , WOHTH ADAn^. fllC. HOG MOUic raAne This hog house is 7 feet square onthe ground with two uprights 2x4 ateach end and one running around theoutside about half way up the side, sothe sides cannot be pushed off fromthe inside. Leave a ventilation hole ateach end of the peak. This could beclosed in extra cold weather. Cover thiswith matched lumber. Ninety-foHr PART II The Wigwam Hog House For an ordinary sow lay a floor 7feet square on four hedge poles. Mostany kind of lumber will do as it is inthe dry. Nail the roofing boards onthe sides the way the floor poles run,and extend them 3 inches over the edgeof the floor. Use long nails to go thru
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