Farm i m pi.ic.m i: \ 



AND BUILDINGS. 



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cover with ten-inch boards and two and a half 

 battens, same as on the barn. It is important for 

 the health of the sheep that they receive plenty of 

 light. See Plan 33. 



The ventilation for the sheep house is just as im- 

 portant as that for horses and cattle, and should be 

 on the same principle. Sheep manure should not be 

 allowed to accumulate in the pen. The gas from it 

 is verv injurious to the health of the animals. 



38. FEED RACK. 



Piggery. 



Not the least important of the farm buildings is pi gs in con- 

 the piggery. The number of pigs that can be Dairy " *" 

 profitably kept on a farm depends on circumstances. 

 Pigs are more profitably fed in conjunction with a 

 dairy. They make greater gain and give a better 

 quality of pork when fed skim milk along with 

 middlings and other foods. 



In deciding on the size of a building for a piggery, size of Piggery 

 estimate four or live feeding pigs to consume the by- 

 products of each cow, say forty-five feeding pigs for 

 ten cows (see Elevation 59), and for space estimate 

 twenty square feet for each pig weighing from one 

 hundred to two hundred pounds each. A pen eight 

 by ten feet that is, eighty square feet — is sufficient 

 for fonr pigs not exceeding two hundred pounds 

 each 



While the pig is by many considered a filthy 

 animal, yet, when proper provision is made, there is 



A Clean 

 Animal. 



