20 FORTY YEARS' EXPERIENCE OF A PRACTICAL HOG MAN 



good lumber and the ends of the boards projecting well over to 

 prevent the sun shining under. This place should have no floor, 

 and the ground after being used will naturally become rooted up 

 and often gets very dusty; this condition can be overcome by one 

 or two liberal sprayings of crude oil, and in extremely hot weather 

 if the pigs suffer with heat, water can be thrown on the ground 

 under the shades each day. 



Where many hogs are pastured in a large lot of several acres 

 or more, and there is no natural shade, a long shed can be built 

 with the sideirleft open for about two feet above the ground. This 

 should also be kept free from dust in the above manner and well 

 ventilated, and as dark as possible during the hot, dry weather 

 when flies are troublesome. But no shade equals that of a good 

 tree with spreading branches in a woods pasture well set in white 

 clover and bluegrass. However, I do not recommend the use of 

 a thickly set underbrush or where the trees are so close together 

 that the sun cannot penetrate to all parts some time during the 

 day. Avoid such a place, as the direct rays of the sun are necessary 

 for complete sanitation. 



