HOG HOUSES AND PENS 



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at the outer end of the passageway is handy when the 

 hogs are to be loaded into a wagon. 



A KANSAS BREEDER'S HOG HOUSE 



A. T. Garth of Pawnee county, Kansas, has a hog 

 Iiouse he h'kes. the walls of which are hollow concrete 

 blocks. This was described and illustrated by the Kansas 

 runner, and is shown in the illustration on this 



GROUND PLAN OF A. T. GARTH S CEMENT HOG HOUSE 



page. It is 28x60 feet, outside dimensions. The 

 concrete blocks are 8 by 18 inches and the side walls are 

 ten blocks high above the foundation, which is also of 

 concrete, built solid. Above the walls the building is of 

 framework and includes a loft for storage. The pas- 

 sageway is 8 feet wide. The pens are each 7J/' feet by 

 9 feet 4 inches and the gates are hung so they may be 

 swung across the passageway and thus form auxiliary 

 pens for temporary use. Each pen has a window set 

 high enough for proper ventilation and light. Each cor- 

 ner pen has two windows. The feed bin is 15 feet by 



