kl'.XXIK S AGRICULTURE. 



Convenience in 

 Feeding. 



fifty-seven long. This allows three feet for the 

 gutter in the rear, ten feet in depth for the pens, and 

 five feet for the centre passage. The floor of the 

 pen may be sloped to the gutter while the beds are 

 elevated four or five inches, so that any filth that 

 may accumulate can be swept into the gutter at the 

 back. 



The trough is made Y-shaped, and for this cement 

 is the most durable. The partition over and in 



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40. GROUND PLAN OF PIGGERV. 

 .Scale ^ inch to the foot. 



Style of 

 Building. 



Ventilation. 



Convenience of 

 Buildings. 



front of trough should be on hinges, so that, for 

 convenience in feeding, it can be swung to the inside 

 edge of the trough. 



The roof should be the same style as the barn 

 and sheep pen, for light and uniformity. 



The ventilation should be on the same principle 

 as the basement of barn. See page 66. 



Farm buildings constructed according to the 

 plans and specifications given are economical, con- 



