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SECOND THOUSAND QUESTIONS IN AGRICULTURE 



Hog-Breeding Crate. 



/ have a large Poland China boar which the soivs cannot hold u[>. 

 Will you, please give me directions for making a breeding crate? 



Make a crate S l /2 or 6 feet in length, 2 feet 4 inches inside width 

 and 3 feet high, out of 2x4 or other good strong lumber. Leave one end 

 open and enclose the other end with a sliding gate. Lay a floor in the 

 bottom with 1x10 boards. Nail 2x4 cleats on each side of the crate, 

 from a point about where the sow's head comes in the front part of the 

 crate to the floor of the crate at the other end. These cleats are for 

 the boar's forward feet to rest upon and hold his weight off from the 

 sow. Bore holes in the sides of the crate just above the point where 



ADJUSTABLE BREEDING CRATE FOR SWINE. 



the sow's hocks come, through which an adjustable rod may be run 

 to keep the sow from backing out of the crate. In breeding the sow, 

 back her into the front of the crate and close her in with the slip-gate. 

 Drive the boar into the back end which is always open. 



Another style of breeding crate is shown in the adjacent drawing, 

 in which the measurements are as follows : Length, 5 feet 6 inches ; 

 width, 2 feet ; height, 3 feet 6 inches. Uprights at corners are 2x4s ; 

 sides 1x4 strips with 10-inch boards at the bottom. Supports for feet 

 of boar (AA) are hinged at front end of crate, and are raised by 

 chains (B). Outside the crate are hooks to hold chains. "C" is an 

 iron rod which slips through holes (D) in bottom side boards. It should 

 come just above the sow's hocks. For a small boar on a large sow, 

 place a cleated sloping platform at rear of crate. 



