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if the building is to be used for other purposes than for 

 sheltering hogs. The alley through the middle is 8 

 feet wide, which gives ample room to drive through with 

 a wagon or a manure spreader. This leaves eight feet 

 on either side of the alley, and by dividing the space up 

 into pens it is possible to have eight pens 6x8 feet 

 on each side of the alley, which altogether would make 

 16 pens, and if more were temporarily needed, a })art of 

 tlie alley could be partitioned off. 



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GROUND PLAN OF COMBINATION HOG HOUSE 

 PROF. J. G. FULLER 



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The next sketch shows a scheme for suspending parti- 

 tions between the pens. These partitions are made from 

 one inch by six inch 16 foot fencing and are suspended 

 from the joist by hinges. The upper half marked a, 

 shows the partition swung to the ceiling and out of the 

 way. It will be found necessary to remove the first par- 

 tition at the end toward which the partitions are, to 

 swing, since the space is not large enough to allow it to 



