A SELF-SUPPORTING HOME 



good-tempered affection for us all. The pen 

 was built on the English plan: A sleeping 

 compartment six feet square, five feet high 

 in front and three feet at the back; the 

 outer compartment of corresponding size, with 

 walls three feet high, floor slanting slightly 

 to a drain at the front, and a trough at each 



CEMENT 



PIG-PEN 



FLOOR 6 INCHES 

 ABOVE OTHER 

 COMPARTMENT 



side. The walls, floor, and trough were all 

 made of cement, like the cow stable, which, 

 by daily changing the bedding and weekly 

 sluicing out, insured Peggy's being as clean 

 and sweet to visit as Rachel. 



If feeding affects the flavor and quality 

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