156 HARRIS ON THE PIG. 



"Another division then commences, consisting of a 

 raised platform, 6 to 8 feet wide, and extending the same 

 width as the first pen, with a board roof over it, and also 

 boarded up on the back, which answers the purpose of a 

 division fence, to separate from the pen behind. Twenty- 

 five feet of yard are also attached to this, and the same 

 arrangement is continued to all the six divisions. 



" We have found this board roof and wooden floor, on 

 the north side of each pen, and fronting the south, to 

 be ample protection in cold, wet, or stormy weather. 

 The floor is kept perfectly clean, and even the feeding 

 trough is not on it, on account of more or less of wet 

 and dirt, always contiguous to the trough, which freezes 

 in winter, and becomes slippery. 



" Each yard is used for the deposit of refuse vegeta- 

 bles and weeds, litter, etc., thrown in from time to 

 time, to be consumed or converted into manure. This 

 is conveniently loaded into a cart, passing along on the 

 outside of each range of pens. 



" The passage-way between each range of pens gives 

 convenient access to the feeder for all the divisions. A 

 door also communicates from one division to the other, to 

 make changes when necessary ; and also a door, or gate, 

 from each pen to the outside, so that one or more can be 

 removed, and others introduced, without any confusion 

 or interference from any of the other pens. The two 

 pens under the main roof of the building, being more 

 sheltered, are reserved for sows who may happen to far- 

 row very early in the season, or in extreme cold weather, 

 which is always avoided, if practicable. 



" For several reasons, the boiler for cooking food is in a 

 rough shed, adjacent to the piggery, and entirely outside 

 of it. There is no reason why this should be necessarily 

 a part of the piggery. 



" The above plan is not offered as embracing much that 



