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NORMAL WEIGHT OF HOGS 



According to Dietrich the normal weights for hogs are as 

 follows : 



WEIGHT AGE WEIGHT AGE 



50 pounds 2Y2 months 300 pounds 9 months 



100 pounds 4 months 400 pounds 18 months 



200 ])()unds C) months 



Dimensions for hog crates. — 



AGE OF HOG SIZE OF CRATE 



3 months 3'xl2''x22'' 



6 months S'lO'^ x 18^' x 26'' 



8 to 10 months 4'6" x 20" x 30" 



Hogs 5'x24"x3'2" 



800 lb. hogs r/ x 30" x 3'6" 

 Use 4" X I/2" lumber. 



THE SELF-FEEDER FOR HOGS 



According to a government authority ''A self-feeder is simply 

 a device by means of which a supply of grain or other feed is 

 kept constantly available to the hogs." 



There are several types of self-feeders, both single and double. 

 They may be built from three to six feet in length. Any agricul- 

 tural college in the corn belt wall supply plans for a good self- 

 feeder. The type of feeder used by the Missouri Agricultural 

 College is sho^vni in the accompanying illustrations. 



HOG HOUSES 



Piggeries are of two types: the large centralized and the 

 small movable. 



Kegardless of type, the requirements for a good house are: 

 They should be clean and easily cleaned, dry, comfortable, well- 

 lighted and ventilated, and be in connection with a good pasture. 



Small movable houses. — The small movable hog house is 

 gaining in favor. It has the following advantages : 



Ideal for use in changeable yards. 



Easy to regulate exercise of hogs by placing house near or 

 far from feeding place. 



Easily moved to a new location. 



They are warm as there is not a large space to heat. A barn 

 lantern will serve as heater. 



