HOG 



able, so that the entire house can be thrown into one large 

 feeding area when desired. By clearing out as much of the 

 interior work as possible, an excellent sale barn is, provided. 

 When the house is divided into pens, the central portion 

 forms a place for the storage of feed. 



The windows in the turret allow an abundance of sun- 

 light for the pens on the north side of the building. The 

 building should be located so that the main entrance doors 

 are on either the east or west side. With this arrangement, 

 the greatest amount of sunlight can be obtained through all 

 the windows. The entire floor is constructed of wood blocks 

 but if desired the central portion may be made of concrete. 

 The floor slopes toward a central drain through which the 

 drainage is carried away. 



Nothing heavier than 2x4 stock is used in the con- 

 struction of this shed with the exception of the portion of 

 the center-pole, which is made from a piece of 6x6 stock. 

 The entire roof is covered with wood shingles. The walls 

 are sided with boards and battens, but if a more finished 

 appearance is desired the shingles may be continued down 

 the walls. 



PARTITIONS AND DOORS 



Where no set dimensions are demanded for location of 

 partitions and the size of doors, the following suggestions 

 from Farmers' Bulletin 438, U. S. Department of Agricul- 

 ture, will be of service in the arrangement and design of a 

 serviceable building: 



"In making the inside partitions, care should always 

 be taken to have them perfectly tight at the floor and for 

 about 10 or 12 inches above, so that young pigs can not 

 crawl through, and so sows in the adjoining pens can not 

 get hold of them and pull them through. A sow will often 

 pull a newly-born pig through under a partition and eat it, 

 when, if the pig was in the pen with her, it would be per- 

 fectly safe. Above the first 10 or 12 inches it is better to 

 have the partitions open enough so the hogs can see out, 

 otherwise at every sound the sows will be up on the par- 

 titions to see what is going on. 



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