Swine husbandry in Canada . et high, the ceiling being level with thewalls. The angle of the roof, which is a half pitch, constitutes the loft, it being usedfor the storage of straw and feed. H hum iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii •??m • ??•?•?????? him ? *••! Mil nmnfflnquimiim^ w&it^m^tjvm •KIET-WfREOTOP-RAILING- S WIMDlNC- •WQDDEM- -PARTlTIOn- :EMeNTTROUCH- FLOOR-LEVEL- Fig. :ti. Swinging Front of Pen, The floors are constructed of cement throughout and in addition the sleepingpens are provided with neatly fitted and removable platforms. All petitions are builtof wood. Each pen is provided w
Swine husbandry in Canada . et high, the ceiling being level with thewalls. The angle of the roof, which is a half pitch, constitutes the loft, it being usedfor the storage of straw and feed. H hum iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii •??m • ??•?•?????? him ? *••! Mil nmnfflnquimiim^ w&it^m^tjvm •KIET-WfREOTOP-RAILING- S WIMDlNC- •WQDDEM- -PARTlTIOn- :EMeNTTROUCH- FLOOR-LEVEL- Fig. :ti. Swinging Front of Pen, The floors are constructed of cement throughout and in addition the sleepingpens are provided with neatly fitted and removable platforms. All petitions are builtof wood. Each pen is provided with a swing door, which serves a double closed it forms part of the petition in the pen and when swung back the pigsare closed in their sleeping pens, thus facilitating the operation of cleaning andbedding. These doors are also convenient when moving pigs from one pen to the troughs fitted with a swinging front, as shown in cut, serve for feeding. 61 62. Fig. 34. -floor Plan, Macdonald College Piggery. 63 A very simple and efficient system of surface drainage is employed. The floorsslope 1§ inches from the feeding passage and from the walls to a shallow gutter betweenthe sleeping pens and the cleaning alley. This gutter has a fall of four inches in ahundred feet and runs directly into the manure pit at the west end. In the ventilation system a number of well insulated shafts run directly from the FRDMT- £Y
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