HOUSES 



Fig. 7. A Convenient, Easily Carried Hurdle. 



These may be made in single panel lengths, but the hinged hurdle is more 

 useful in sorting and catching pigs. 



Fig. 8. A Roughage Feed Rack for 

 Swine. 



For feeding alfalfa, clover, soybean 

 hay or other coarse feed, a rack of 

 this kind is handy and prevents waste. 

 More simple racks are often con- 

 structed on the inside of a hog house 

 by placing them against one of the 

 sides of the building or adjoined to 

 the pen partition. 



Fig. 10. Creep for Feeding Small Pigs. 



Little pigs begin to eat grain at 

 from three to four weeks of age, and 

 should be provided with a small pen 

 or enclosure where they can feed sep- 

 arately from the sows. 



Fig. 9. An Adjustable Roughage 

 Stack Cover. 



Roughage, stacked in the hog lot 

 where it can be easily thrown down 

 for feeding sows in winter, should be 

 protected by a cover. A simple roof 

 adjustable on four corner posts is 

 satisfactory. 



Fig. 11. Fencing In the Feed Lot. 



The portable fence is made to en- 

 close the portable house and for en- 

 closing temporary quarters and lots. 

 The panels are held erect by the sup- 

 ports which should be nailed to stakes 

 driven into the ground. 



(From Bulletin 242. Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Wisconsin.) 



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