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in boarding it the boards should extend a little below the sill 

 and joists, and be nailed to them, both for protection and to give 

 strength to the building. The tops of the end boards should also 

 be nailed to the end rafters. An extra nail- tie will be needed 

 at each end and one in front at the bottom of the windows, but 

 the plate will be so low in the rear that an extra nail-tie can be 

 dispensed with. I find four and a half feet high enough for the 

 roof at the rear, as it rises so that one can stand straight in the 

 middle of the pen. No braces are needed in a low building of 

 this kind, for the boards being nailed to plates, sills, joists, and 

 rafters brace it perfectly. If, however, tall posts are used so as 

 to have a loft of considerable size, and a heavy weight of corn 

 is to be stored in it, I would brace it and use heavier posts and 

 ties, but this would add but little to its cost. I prefer to have 

 the building extend east and west, and face the south, so as to 

 admit the sun, for we use the hog-house more in winter than in 

 summer, and if used in hot weather the hogs can find shade at 

 the north side of the house in the outside pen. When used for 

 early pigs it is advisable to have glass windows which can be 

 opened or closed at pleasure. 



I do not think best to give descriptions of any of the elab- 

 orate and expensive piggeries, such as are illustrated in most of 

 our books on hogs, for I feel satisfied that this plan or some 

 modification of it will suit the practical man who wants an 

 economical and convenient building for this purpose. The builder 

 can consult his taste and means in the material used, the size, 

 height of story, amount 

 of ornamental finish, etc. ; 

 but by adhering to the 

 general plan I give, I 

 believe he can get the 

 most room for the least 

 money. If a large hog- 

 house is wanted, and a 



feed and store room attached, I would recommend that two 

 such buildings be put up facing each other, and eight or ten feet 

 apart, and the rafters allowed to project until they meet. This 



