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Movable shelter houses. A very useful shelter, es- 

 pecially for summer use, can be made with a roof and one, 

 two or three sides, as may be desired. Some of these 

 have no sides at all, but have a low roof and are intended 

 primarily for protection from the sun. These are more 

 necessary on some farms than others, and if one has no 



The common A-shaped portable hog house. 



natural shelter in grazing patches or lots, something of 

 this style will be very useful, for it is cheaply con- 

 structed, can be removed from a field as soon as the 

 grazing is over, so that it will not be in the way of 

 ground cultivation and preparation for the next crop. 



Sleeping quarters. The same shelter that protects the 

 hogs from the sun can be used as well for sleeping 

 quarters in the field, but when so used it becomes much 

 more serviceable if one or two sides are put up. No 

 flooring will be necessary in most cases, but if the soil is 



