HOG HOUSES AND PENS 



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Ihe floor of the house is laid on cement piers, 4 

 inches high by 6 inches wide, extending crosswise of 

 the building wiiere they connect with a cement feed- 

 ing floor on the north side which is loxioo feet, 4 inches 

 tliick; and on the south side by another feeding floor 12 

 XI 00 feet. This south floor, by removing partitions, can 

 be used also as a feeding floor in winter or when not used 

 for farrowing sows. The outer edge of the cement 

 work extends into the ground 2 feet all around. This 

 is to keep the hogs from rooting under the floor and to 

 keep rats from working under it. 



GENERAL PLAN OF THE TOBIAS HOUSE AND PENS 



CONCRETE FLOORS 



Upon the question of which is the best floor for a 

 hog house, or whether cement or concrete makes a de- 

 sirable floor, especially for a farrowing pen, men differ, 

 as they do upon most other questions. As an example, 

 I he experience and observations of Prof. Robert S. Shaw 

 of the Alichigan experiment station prompted him to de- 

 clare against the concrete floor thus : 



"At the present time there is no floor in use in pig- 

 geries more desirable or inexpensive, considering dura- 

 bility, than one properly constructed of concrete, nor can 



