. Barn plans and outbuildings . he upper floor to the feed box, the kettle or the L =^ F=dl —(iM 3 Za ZX ZS ZJ Fig. 164 PLAN OF MAIN FLOOR OF PIGPEN feed tubs; at C is the root cutter. The whole of thecellar floor is covered with cement. The main floor isshown at Figure 164. The pens are seen arranged on oneside. Each one is provided with a fender, F, for the pro-tection of young pigs against being overlaid by the sows,and a cast iron feed trough, having a spout which projectsthrough the front, for the purpose of carrying feed intothe trough. At i7 is a hatchway for hoisting meal orcorn into t
. Barn plans and outbuildings . he upper floor to the feed box, the kettle or the L =^ F=dl —(iM 3 Za ZX ZS ZJ Fig. 164 PLAN OF MAIN FLOOR OF PIGPEN feed tubs; at C is the root cutter. The whole of thecellar floor is covered with cement. The main floor isshown at Figure 164. The pens are seen arranged on oneside. Each one is provided with a fender, F, for the pro-tection of young pigs against being overlaid by the sows,and a cast iron feed trough, having a spout which projectsthrough the front, for the purpose of carrying feed intothe trough. At i7 is a hatchway for hoisting meal orcorn into the room above; A is a spout to bring feedfrom above. This building has been found very con-venient in use, and it is so arranged that it may be ex-tended, if desired, to accommodate a larger number ofanimals. 172 BARN PLANS AND OUTBUILDINGS MR. CROZIERs pigpens Mr. William Crozier of Beacon Stock Farm, Northport,L. I., has a long range of pigpens. The elevation, Figurelfi5, the ground plan, Figure 166, and a view of the inte-. Fig. 165—FRONT VIEW OF PIGGERY rior of the building, Figure 167, show the simple arrange-ment. The building is placed against a bank, which has abrick retaining wall that answers as the rear wall of thebuilding, and is nine feet high. The building is sixteen Walk \Steainmq i Pen Pen en ^en Pi en Fig. 166—PLAN OP PIGGERY feet wide, with the front side six and one-half feet pens, see Figure 1GG, are ten by twelve, and three feethigh, with a four-foot walk at the rear of them. Thedoors, of which each pen has one opening into the yard. COMFORTABLE PIGPEN 173 are in halves. The ui)per half may be left open to admitlight and air, while the lower half is kept closed, if it isdesired, to prevent egress. At one end of the building isa room furnished with apparatus for steaming food. Thefeeding is done from the walk, the food being placed insmall portable troughs, which can be readily cleaned.
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