. Hogology. enclosed. I pro-vide self-feeders for mineral matter inboth ends of this floor. The floor ofthis pen is made of plank and is cov-ered with a layer of concrete. Theoutside boards are built flush with thefloor to prevent wasting of feed. Atthe rear of the pigs feeding floor, the One Hundred Four PART II bottom board is bolted to allow acreep for the pigs without permittingthe sow to enter. This floor and pen may be easilymoved about, and when set close to the stationary fence of a hog lot, af-fords a very convenient way in whichto satisfactorily care for the sow andlitter. A Well Arr
. Hogology. enclosed. I pro-vide self-feeders for mineral matter inboth ends of this floor. The floor ofthis pen is made of plank and is cov-ered with a layer of concrete. Theoutside boards are built flush with thefloor to prevent wasting of feed. Atthe rear of the pigs feeding floor, the One Hundred Four PART II bottom board is bolted to allow acreep for the pigs without permittingthe sow to enter. This floor and pen may be easilymoved about, and when set close to the stationary fence of a hog lot, af-fords a very convenient way in whichto satisfactorily care for the sow andlitter. A Well Arranged Feeding Shed The sketch herewith shows the plan7^ of my feeding shed which I built forfinishing market hogs. The shed is 32 feet long, 16 feetwide and 8 feet high, with windows along the south side and doors on thenorth for filling the feeder. Thefeeder has capacity for about 100bushels of ear corn or twice that ofshelled. The building is large enough DOOBS ALONG ENTIRE SIDE TO FILL FEEDER FROM OUTSIOE. SMALL OPENINGS OUTSIDE FRANK NE3BITTFOWLER. IND. HYDRANT NON-FREEZINGWATERERATTACHED TOSTOCK TANK. One Hundred Five HOGOLOGY to accommodate 20 325 pound hogswithout crowding. I have an auto-matic water fountain with lamp at-tached to water tank. During thecoldest weather this keeps the chilloflE the water. The ends and south side of the shedare made of old lumber, the west endbeing covered with old tin roofingon the outside of the lumber. I havea door on the west of the right heightfor the manure spreader, and I shovelthe manure direct into the spreader. The floor is made of concrete thru-out constructed by throwing in a lock with well-tamped cinders as filler, thencovered with one or two inches ofcement. The sleeping pen is kept wellbedded. This is my third year withthis kind of floor, and I consider itfar superior to dirt or board floors. I built this shed myself during sparetime, and the entire cost was less thana hundred dollars. I consider thatit will pay for itself e
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