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sections, so that each pig shall get only his share. The 

 only objection to this form of trough is, that it must be 

 cleaned out from inside the pen. 



" A modification of this arrangement may be made, the 

 trough coming flush with the outside boarding, and the 

 board above it being simply taken off and nailed on the 

 inside of the posts, and stayed by a piece nailed perpen- 

 dicularly, so as to stiffen and prevent its springing. 



" In figure 49 we show an old plan which, after all, is one 

 of the very best contrivances for hog troughs. The 



Fig. 49. SWINGING DOOR PIG TROUGH. 



trough is set projecting somewhat outside the pen, and 

 placed as in the other pen, filling all the space between 

 two posts. Over the trough is hung a swinging door or 

 lid, some 3 feet wide, and as long as the trough. A 

 wooden bolt is placed upon this lid, so that when it is 

 swung back and bolteci, the hogs are shut out completely 

 from the trough ; and when it is swung out or forward 

 and bolted, they have access to it again. This style of 

 trough is very easily cleaned out. The lid may have iron 

 rods, beat into a Y-shape, and having flattened ends, 



