. Barn plans and outbuildings . rig. 173—A PORTABLE PIGPEN Fig. 174—YARD TO PORTABLE PIGPEN should be floored to prevent the pig from tearing up theground. The floors should be raised a few inches fromthe ground, that they may be kept dry and made durable. PIGPEN, HEX HOUSE AND CORX CRIB COMBINED The accompanying engravings present plans for erect-ing in a hillside, under one roof, the three importantfarm buildings named above. The pigpen shown in frontview. Figure 175, is constructed of sto\it framing, and 180 BARX PLANS AND OUTBUILDINGS where it comes in contact with the hillside is protecte
. Barn plans and outbuildings . rig. 173—A PORTABLE PIGPEN Fig. 174—YARD TO PORTABLE PIGPEN should be floored to prevent the pig from tearing up theground. The floors should be raised a few inches fromthe ground, that they may be kept dry and made durable. PIGPEN, HEX HOUSE AND CORX CRIB COMBINED The accompanying engravings present plans for erect-ing in a hillside, under one roof, the three importantfarm buildings named above. The pigpen shown in frontview. Figure 175, is constructed of sto\it framing, and 180 BARX PLANS AND OUTBUILDINGS where it comes in contact with the hillside is protectedby dry stone walls. The roof of the sleeping room, 176, forms the floor of the hen house, G. Toprevent the dirt from one room being thrown into theother, the door of communication between them is raisedsix inches from the floor, and an inclined plane witha cleat is placed on either side to make it easy of ingress. Fig. 175—FRONT VIEW OF PIGPEN^ ETC. and egress. The feeding room. A, is protected from theweather by the corn loft floor and the overhanging hen house is situated immediately over the sleeping-room of the pigpen. It is ventilated by a wire sashwindow at H, and provided with perches eighteen inchesfrom the floor at the lowest point, and nest boxes on twosides, which are reached by doors on the outside, eachdoor being a hinged plank the entire width of the build- PIGPEN AKD TOOL HOUSE ISl ing. By this arrangement of the nests, the room need notbe entered in quest of eggs. The roof of the hen houseforms an angle of about forty degrees; this being alsothe floor of the rear of the corn crib, it aids by its slopein readily filling the crib. The corn crib is approachedat the rear, where a slatted door, corresponding withthe large slatted front window, gives sufficient ventilation
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