. Hogology. tion, as the sketch on the nextpage makes all details very plain. The trough can be made any lengthdesired, and the beauty of it is youneed no fence around it, as the hopper extends the full length of the can dump in a bucket of slop atonce without spilling and withoutgetting it all over the hogs hogs cannot get their feet in thetrough. The gable is bolted on the maintrough or the V in the center, using Seventy-jive HOGOLOGY two wagon box straps. The mainbody is supported with braces madefrom old wagon tires; these are boltedon the inside of the trough. Two ofth
. Hogology. tion, as the sketch on the nextpage makes all details very plain. The trough can be made any lengthdesired, and the beauty of it is youneed no fence around it, as the hopper extends the full length of the can dump in a bucket of slop atonce without spilling and withoutgetting it all over the hogs hogs cannot get their feet in thetrough. The gable is bolted on the maintrough or the V in the center, using Seventy-jive HOGOLOGY two wagon box straps. The mainbody is supported with braces madefrom old wagon tires; these are boltedon the inside of the trough. Two ofthem are sufficient on a ten or twelvefoot trough, but three are necessaryfor the sixteen feet length. This trough is especially valuable for the poorly equipped hog farm be-cause it is very economical and sani-tary, and there is no waste in usingit. It can be moved about from yardto yard by tacking two fence boardson the bottom, using these as a trough will last indefinitely ifproperly The Ideal Hog- Trough DescrlhedAbove, by A, N. Vogue A Feeder for Hogs I present a plan of a feeder that Ihave used for a number of years, find-ing it very satisfactory. It provesequally satisfactory with slop and dryfeed. In feeding slop one can feed itwithout the pigs getting into the pail. Neither is it necessary to smear the pigswith slop. I make these feeders sixteen feet use three lx8s, D. & M., 8 in. for thebottom, with seven 2x4 22-inch longcross-pieces; two 2x4s for the sides; Seventy-six PART II iXS // V^-ft=t^ T-^^:^ ^C?^ , - ^ \ 1X8 1 / r^^^^te==y Kt/ ^^^jy!::^ X 1 IM_, 1 ^ ■■■ «»— ^ ^Jax, %= l6 - PINNEY, ARMOUR, and two 2x6s for the ends; four 2x8stwo feet long for uprights in chute; andfour lx8s D. & M. eight inches forchute. Have the lumber perfectly dry; cutthe cross-pieces and nail the bottomboards firmly to them. Then nail thebottom to the 8x4 sides and fit in theends. Shape the four 2x8 uprights eightinches wide at the upper e
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