FIFTH ANNUAL YEAR BOOK — PART VI. 393 



FARRO WING-HOUSES. 



Courtesy of Kansas State Agricultural College. 



At farrowing time the sow needs to have a warm, comfortable and well- 

 lighted house by herself. This house needs to have a railing on the inside 

 about nine inches from the floor and extending out from the sides about 

 twelve inches, for the protection of the young pigs. This railing is best 

 made of two 2x4's with two inch space between them, and also the wall. 

 It is desirable to have small yards connected with the houses, to give the 

 sows before farrowing, and the sow and pigs after farrowing, moderate exer- 

 cise. The houses used at the Kansas Experiment Station are 6x8 feet— six 

 feet high in front and four feet in the rear. They are enclosed with drop- 

 siding and covered with grooved roof boards and ogee battens. The floor is 

 made of two inch planks. These houses are placed on runners, and are 

 illustrated in plates 49 and 50. In plate 50 the houses are located in an 

 alfalfa pasture, and are raised sufficiently to allow the hogs to run under 

 them for shade. In this case the houses proper are used for the storage of 

 feed. Being on'runners they are easily handled by a team, and can be placed 

 on any part of the farm. When desired they make excellent chicken-houses. 

 In cold weather they can be placed under an open shed or in a protected 

 place and be very warm. The lumber required in the construction of these 

 houses is as follows:. 



48 ft. 2 inch plank, for floor. 

 72 ft. grooved roof boards (16 ft. stuff). 



140 ft. drop-siding (either 14 ft., or half and half 12 and 16 ft. stuff). 

 64 ft. ogee battens (16 ft. stuff) . 

 3 pieces 2"x4"xl4', for studs and plates. 



1 piece 2"x4"xl6', for front and back plates. 



2 pieces 2"x6"x8', for runners (preferably oak). 



3 pieces 2"x4"xl0', for guard-rails inside of house. 

 1 pair strap hinges, for door. 



1 pair butts, for window. » 



1 window, 52x29. 

 1 door hasp. 



The yards are best made in movable sections^ The lumber required is: 

 Nine pieces I"x4"xl2'. (See plate 49.) 



These houses have proven their merit at the Agricultural College, especially 

 for early spring and late fall pigs. They soon pay for themselves by the in- 

 creased number of pigs saved through their use. 



