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may enter when the doors are open. One disadvantage of 

 the "A" house is that there is but little choice in the selection 

 of locations for the entrance door. It must necessarily be 

 placed in the lower middle of the end. It is sometimes 

 desirable to make the side doors double, that is, cut in two 

 across the middle so that the lower portion can be closed. 



Fig. 3 illustrates a portable house built with a gable 

 roof. The framing is similar in some respects to that of the 

 "A" frame house, in that it is all 2x4 stock mounted upon 

 4x4 runners. The important point in this particular type 

 of house is that the straight walls enable the floor space to be 

 used to better advantage. Arrangement for proper doors 

 can be easily provided and the general appearance of the 

 house is good. 



The house may have doors at the ends and the sides and 

 in the slope of the roof. Either the end or side doors can be 

 used for the admission of the swine while all the doors may 

 be opened in warm, sunny weather. In winter time, the end* 

 and side doors can be kept closed while, if desired, the roof 

 doors can be opened, ordinary barn sash having been fitted 

 in just below the doors inside the house. In this way, sun- 

 light can be admitted without danger of drafts. The roof 

 doors may be hung either at the side or at the top. 



Fenders are, of course, necessary in any house which is 

 used to shelter a sow and her pigs. In the small houses 

 shown, the fenders consist of 2x4 pieces fastened flatwise 

 6 inches from the floor. 



Both of the foregoing plans of small hog houses were 

 taken from the excellent bulletin on "Movable Hog Houses" 

 issued by the Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station, and 

 referred to on page 5. 



LARGE, PORTABLE HOUSES 



In Figures 4 and 5 are shown complete drawings of a 

 large, permanent hog house. This particular type which 

 is known as the half-monitor roof type was developed by 

 the Illinois Experiment Station. The drawings shown are 

 based on the plans that were used in the construction of a 



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