. Barn plans and outbuildings . be turnedright or left in an instant to open either pair. This shouldbe secured firmly with a strong bolt having a large floors of the pens may be made of hydraulic lime con-crete, thoroughly saturated with gas tar. Such a floor isalways dry, clean and perfectly impenetrable either the An occasional dressing of hot- 118 BARN PLANS AND OUTBUILDINGS gas tar will keep lice and fleas at a distance, and thuspromote the health and growth of the herd. Anothermethod of making the floor is to use double hemlockplank, laid so as to break j
. Barn plans and outbuildings . be turnedright or left in an instant to open either pair. This shouldbe secured firmly with a strong bolt having a large floors of the pens may be made of hydraulic lime con-crete, thoroughly saturated with gas tar. Such a floor isalways dry, clean and perfectly impenetrable either the An occasional dressing of hot- 118 BARN PLANS AND OUTBUILDINGS gas tar will keep lice and fleas at a distance, and thuspromote the health and growth of the herd. Anothermethod of making the floor is to use double hemlockplank, laid so as to break joints, and satvirated with hot gastar. This is water and vermin proof, and also saves all theliquid manure. To do this most effectively, the floor issloped for two or three inches, and a slightly hollowed gut-ter conveys the drainage into the outer yard, which shouldbe paved with cobble stone or cemented, if possible, orotherwise well bedded with litter or other best absorbent is dry swamp muck; when this cannot. Fig. 172—EXTKRIOR VIEW OF PENS be provided, hard-wood sawdust, sand, dry earth or litterfrom the stables may be kept in the yard. This shouldbe turned over and well mixed. ANOTHER PORTABLE PIGPEN Where a single family pig is kept, provision for chang-ing the locality of the pen is often necessary. It maybe placed in the garden, at the time when there are wastevegetables to be disposed of, or it may be penned in agrass lot. A portable pen, with an open yard attached, isseen in the accompanying illustrations. Figure 173 pre-sents the pen, the engraving showing it so clearly that nodescription is needed. The yard, seen in Figure 174, is PORTABLE PIGPEN AND YARD 179 placed with the open space next to the door of the pen,so that the pig can go in and out freely. The yard isattached to the pen by hooks and staples, and both of themare provided with handles, by which they can be liftedand carried from place to place. Both the yard and pen
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