Plan of Piggery. 



The plan which is given here is taken from a new piggery built this year 

 by Mr. J. E. Brethour, Burford, Ont. Its construction is comparatively cheap, 

 and its possesses many desirable features. It is capable of many modifications; 

 and a careful study of the plan will be helpful Jo those who intend to build. 

 Of course, the building can be made any length desired. 



The building is 36 x 100 feet, outside measurement. A cement wall 8 inches 

 thick rises 3 feet above the floor. On top of this wall the frame is built 

 The walls are built of 2 x 4-inch studding, boarded on the outside with cheap 

 lumber, covered with building paper and tightly clap-boarded on top of the 

 paper. On the inside, the walls are lined with matched lumber, so as to 

 form a dead air space inside. The lining also extends over the lower side of 

 the rafters, giving a dead air space to the roof, as well as the walls. 







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Cross section of Piggei-)-, showing- contour of floor, shape of roof, and supports for same. / 



From the cross-section it will be seen that the total height of the wall on 

 the north side is 11 feet and of that on the south side 8 feet. The roof has 

 the same pitch on both sides, so that there is a drop of 3 feet from one section 

 of the roof to the other, at the centre ofthe building. In this space vdndows 

 are inserted to throw light and a certain amount of sunshine into the row 

 of pens along the north side of the building. These windows are hinged at 

 the bottom and can be opened at any angle according to the requirements of 

 ventilation. A ratchet device, similar to that used for opening the ventilators 

 in greenhouses, would be very convenient for this purpose. 



The floor is cement. Cement is so durable and so easily cleaned, that it 

 seems to be about the only satisfactory floor. The part A B (sec cross-section) 

 is 6 inches higher than C D. There is a fall of 1J/2 inches from A towards B, 

 and a fall of 3 inches from D towards C. Thus all the drainage is towards C, 

 the lowest point; and the bed, being on top of A B, is always dry. 



There is a partition 3^ feet high between the bed and the feeding pen, 

 and the opening from the bed to the feeding pen is 2^2 feet wide. The 

 partition shelters from draughts, and also economizes bedding by holding the 

 straw in place. The other partitions are 4 feet high. The partition next to 

 the feed passage is made of No. 9 coil steel wires, 2 inches apart at the bottom 

 and grading to about 3 inches apart near the top. They are stiffened by a 



