5rO SWINE IN AMERICA 



vary somewhat with the different seasons of the year; 

 for instance, it takes a httle longer to loosen the hair in 

 the fall than it does in the spring." 



Kingan & Company of Indianapolis reply: "Killing 

 hogs at the rate of 400 per hour, scalding tub tempera- 

 ture should be about 148 to 150 degrees F., and the hog- 

 should be in the water about i^^ minutes. Killing at a 

 more rapid rate the temperature should be a little higher, 

 and at a slower speed, slightly lower." 



A HEATING AND SCALDING VAT WITH SCRAPING 

 PLATFORM 



A very convenient and inexpensive farm arrangement 

 for heating water and scalding hogs is a plank tub or vat 

 about 7 feet in length, 2>4 feet wide at the bottom, 2 

 feet deep, with the sides somewhat flaring, and a galvan- 

 ized iron bottom, well supported from below, set over a 

 brick or stone foundation in which there is a suitable 

 chamber for a fire to heat and keep heated the water for 

 scalding. At its rear end should be a chimney for the 

 smoke, and the sides of the vat may be banked up with 

 earth. The top of the vat should be about 2>4 feet above 

 the level of the ground. On a level with the top, on one 



