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and other filth may flow to the side where the opening to 

 the back apartment is situated. Two troughs, $, T, are 

 placed in each feeding room. That in the front, $, is for 

 food, and T, for clear water, a full supply of which is al- 

 ways allowed. This is an important item, generally over- 

 looked ; much of the food of swine induces thirst, and 

 the free use of water is favorable to the deposition of fat. 

 An excellent arrangement (shown in fig. 36,) is adopted 



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Fig. 35. GROUND PLAN OP MR. ROSKBURGH'S PIGGERY. 



to facilitate the cleaning of the troughs, and the transfer- 

 ring of the hogs to the main hall at slaughtering. The 

 front partition of each apartment, JF\ (fig. 36,) is made 

 separate, and contrived so as to be swung back, and fas- 

 tened over the inside of the trough, T 9 at feeding time, or 

 when cleaning the trough. It may also be lifted as high 

 as the top of the side partition, If, when it is desired to 



