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MORROW COUNTY, OHIO. 



raised as high as corn crib and all under one roof, the entire 

 length of building for hog house and corn crib will be forty feet, 

 and twenty-two feet deep. The advantage of such a con- 

 structed hog house, is that the sleeping and eating apartments 

 are separate, each space being large enough for a sow with a 

 litter of pigs, or for several other hogs. Hogs of different sizes 

 can be kept with convenience, and all fed from the same feed 

 room. A, is a lane through the farm, where the hogs can be let 

 in through the slide doors. A hog yard, across the lane, can be 

 attached. B B, are six by ten sleeping rooms ; C C, are six 

 by eight feeding rooms ; D, is trough opening, made in side of 

 hall to get feed in ; E, troughs ; F F, are slides, size to suit 

 convenience ; G G, corn cribs ; H, wagon shed. The whole 

 can be set on posts, to guard from rats, or otherwise, as desired. 

 The lower timbers ought to be six inches square ; corner posts, 

 four or five inches square ; lower floor, one and one-half or two 

 inch plank ; , the remainder, one inch boards and two by four 

 scantling. . 



Much has been said and written relative to the kind of 

 feed, how prepared, where fed, etc. Experience shows the 

 greatest waste is throwing whole corn in the mud to swine. 

 Nearly one-fourth can be saved by having a dry, warm place for 

 them to eat and sleep, also nearly another fourth is saved by 

 feeding ground feed, and in addition hogs will be healthier, as 

 well as take on fat faster. It is also advisable to keep be- 

 fore hogs in pens, dry clay, charcoal, and occasionally sulphur, 

 copperas and salt. 



The above is a form for a poultry house, twelve by twenty 

 feet. A, nests built two feet from ground, second tier of nests 

 above, if wanted; B, door for entry; C, poultry yard, to be 



