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SWINE IN AMERICA 



A Strong box with an opening of about 4 inches on 

 each side next to the bottom, set on something which 

 keeps it up off the ground, as shown in the illustration, 

 makes an excellent feed receptacle to have in a pasture 

 or elsewhere. It is not only useful for holding ear corn, 

 but alfalfa or clover hay as well. 



A self-feeder for shelled corn or other like feed is de- 

 scribed in Wallaces' Farmer by Charles Mason, of Cedar 

 county, Iowa, and an outline of it is given here. The 



MASON S SELF-FEEDER FOR SHELLED CORN 



bottom of the troughs is of 2-inch plank, and the sides 

 are of grooved lumber. The roof and the sloping floor 

 on the inside are of flooring, and the roof projects over 

 the sides 2 feet from the plate. The corners are ^Yz feet 

 high from the 4x4s on which it is built, with a 2x4 plate 

 to which the roof is nailed. The 4x4s project 12 inches 

 at one end and serve as skids for hitching to when the 

 feeder is moved. A floor 4 feet wide, not attached, is 

 on each side of the feeder for the hogs to stand on when 

 eating. The siding commences 2 inches above the floor 



