A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



is left between the boards of the ceiling over 

 the roosting rooms, over and on top of which 

 is laid plenty of straw and hay. The mois- 

 ture from the fowls passes up through the 

 openings, and is absorbed by the straw, 

 etc.; and by leaving the doors on each end 

 of the passageway open for a short time dur- 

 ing the day in winter, all moisture is carried 

 out, leaving your building perfectly dry and 

 free from dampness. 



THE PIG 



However small the farm, a pig seems 

 a necessary and undoubtedly a profitable 

 adjunct. During our first summer, waste 

 vegetables and fruits had made us realize 

 the necessity for adding a pig to the live- 

 stock; but we had decided to wait until the 

 following spring before acquiring an animal 

 which we all had a certain dread of caring 

 for. But, as usual, destiny shaped our in- 

 tent her own way by sending an attractive 

 young sow our way early in September. 



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