WATER. SI.Ol' AMI SWD.L 417 



"I have a galvanized sheet iron pan 2 feet square and 

 6 inches deep, flaring a little at the top. Take a tight 

 oil barrel and w^ith a 5-8 inch bit, bore two holes in the 

 side so that when the barrel is placed in the pan the holes 

 will be I inch below the pan's top. Bore a 2-inch 

 liole in tlie top of the barrel. Place the barrel in the 

 pan, cork tightly the two holes at the bottom, and hll the 

 barrel with water. Then cork the hole at the top and 

 pull out the corks below. The water will run into the 

 l)an, co\-er the holes at the bottom, and will then stop 

 until lowered by drinking again. The pan should sit 

 level on a platform live or six feet square. The hogs 

 will drink at the corners. I have used three different 

 kinds of patent hog waterers, but this is better than all, 

 and cheaper." 



SLOP, AND ITS ADVANTAGES 



There is a wide difference between slop and swill. 

 Slop is properly a hog's relish, while swill is too fre- 

 quently nothing more than water polluted with unhealth- 

 ful refuse. The term swill may embrace a wide variety 

 of feed or drink, ranging from ordinary dishwater to 

 a mixture of milk, table scraps, soapsuds and other 

 kitchen refuse, while slop is a combination of a ground 

 feed or feeds, with water or milk. A supply of whole- 

 some swill it! connection with other feeds may be ex- 

 tremely valuable, but in a condition of decay, rancid, 

 and mainly filth, it may result in a loss of high-priced 

 animals. Slop, however, may be considered as always in 

 order. 



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