PIGGERIES AND PIG PENS. 



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Mr. Geo. Mangles, a very extensive breeder and feeder 

 of pigs in Yorkshire, England, has constructed a cheap 

 and simple shed for fattening pigs, engravings of which, 

 taken from Mr. Sidney's edition of Youatt on the Pig, we 

 annex. Mr. Mangles' description is as follows : 



" For feeding pigs the best arrangement is a covered 

 shed (shown in figure 40), kept dark, with partitions 

 to hold three pigs in each division, as feeding-pigs do 

 not require much exercise. If the pigs be fed regu- 



Fig. 40. MR. MANGLES' COVERED SHED FOR FATTENING PIGS. 



larly, and a little fresh bedding spread every day, the 

 animals sleep and thrive very fast. The improvement 

 they make in a warm, covered shed, with plenty of fresh 

 air, is astonishing. A feeding-pig cannot be too warm, if 

 he has plenty of fresh air. 



" I have had pigs fatten very fast upon latticed boards, 

 with pits underneath for the droppings. The boards 

 should be swept occasionally, and sawdust sprinkled over 



Fig. 41. MR. MANGLES' SHED. GROUND PLAN. 



them and swept through. This plan will only do for 

 feeding-pigs (not for pigs for sale, breeding, or exhibition), 

 as their houghs swell very much; but young pigs always 

 do better on boards than on stone floors. 



" The covered pig-shed (fig. 41), of which a plan ac- 

 companies this description, will hold about sixty pigs ; the 



