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be made bj' first covering the studding with rough lumber, covering this with tarred 

 paper, and then tightly boarding on the inside. 



The window comprises three 12-inch by 14-inch panes set in a sash, which 

 Bhould be hinged at the top so that it will swing inwards. In hot weather it can 

 be swung up to the ceiling and fastened there, allowing a good circulation of air. 



The pen may be built on runners, or temporary skids may be provided when 

 it is necessary to move the pen. In very cold weather, a lighted lantern hung in 

 the pen will make it quite comfortable for new-born pigs. By the time the pigs 



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Fig. 25. — End view of portable farrowing pen. 



are twenty-four hours old, the pen will need no artificial heat. A pen such as 

 this will be found much safer for winter litters than a large building where other 

 pigs are kept. 



The various plans which have been submitted are capable of many modifica- 

 tions, and the man gifted with a little ingenuity may be able to improve upon 

 them so far as his conditions are concerned. They are presented in the hope 

 that they may prove suggestive of ideas to the man who intends to build, and each 

 man must decide for himself what modifications would render them most suitable 

 to his circumstances. 



