486 FARMING FOR LADIES, [chap. xxiv. 



the yard ; some even carrying it so far as not 

 to leave them room to turn about. The sty 

 is built of planks, either for an indefinite 

 number, in separate divisions, or for one pig, 

 having a feeding trough at the head, and 

 doors or sliders at foot to enclose the ani- 

 mals. No litter of any kind is permitted, 

 as the stalls are placed upon an inclined plane 

 and swept out every day ; and the chewing of 

 the litter is thought to impede their thriving. 

 A front view of the compartments we have 

 already shown, and this cut shows a back 

 range of sties of that description for several 

 pigs. 



They are indeed found to fatten more 

 speedily and upon less food when caged in 



