. Hogology. Sixty-two Slop Barrels Troughs Self Feeders Automatic Waterers PART II This Method Saves Slop Here is a slopping method that Ihave used continuously for five years,and that I would not be without. Fol-lowing is the process of construction: Bore a two-inch hole in barrel justso the lower part of the hole will beat the bottom; get a five-inch nipple, there will be plenty of room for youto stand when mixing slop. At slop-ping time, stir slop up well, unscrewcap from nipple and watch trough as in illustration, and whenthe pigs are let in thru open gate, theywill be equally
. Hogology. Sixty-two Slop Barrels Troughs Self Feeders Automatic Waterers PART II This Method Saves Slop Here is a slopping method that Ihave used continuously for five years,and that I would not be without. Fol-lowing is the process of construction: Bore a two-inch hole in barrel justso the lower part of the hole will beat the bottom; get a five-inch nipple, there will be plenty of room for youto stand when mixing slop. At slop-ping time, stir slop up well, unscrewcap from nipple and watch trough as in illustration, and whenthe pigs are let in thru open gate, theywill be equally divided on each side of. —LEWISTOWN ILL, and cap, with threads cut on both endsof nipple. The nipple is screwed witha pipe wrench into the barrel just soit will go thru to the inside. Makethe bottom of platform just highenough so it will clear the end boardof trough, and large enough so thatafter the barrel is placed thereon. the trough. By this method of slop-ping, you can slop thirty or forty pigsthat will weigh 100 lbs. in a few min-utes time and without any waste ofslop. The slop is evenly distributedthe full length of the trough when thepigs are turned in, thus giving each anequal chance to get their fill. Sixty-five HOGOLOGY A Non-Freezing Slop Barrel
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