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FARM BUILDINGS IN SOUTH AFRICA 



iron, will be clear from the drawing. The rear rail, and posts, of the 

 framework are nailed to wooden slips inserted in the brick wall. 



A cross-section of a large shed for full-grown cattle is shown in 

 Fig. 48. 



Piggery. — The drawing (Fig. 88) shows the construction of the frame- 



— Framework of wood-and-iron piggery. 



work for a wood and iron piggery arranged as a lean-to against another 

 building. Each pen is provided with an exercise yard in front. The 

 pens are 9' 2" by 8' 8", while the exercise yards measure 9' 2" 

 by 15' 0". The pens, the fences forming the yards, and also the yard 

 gates, are designed to be clad with corrugated iron. 



In warmer districts, however, the yard fences should be of some 



