INTRODUCTION 5 



Good sanitation, including cleanly quarters, 

 wholesome water and dry stables, has its reward in 

 more healthy animals. When not provided, the 

 animals are frequently ill, or are in bad health more 

 or less. As these factors proper food, good ven- 

 tilation, and effective sanitation are introduced in 

 stable accommodations, diseases will be lessened 

 and stock profits will increase. 



HOG HOUSE AND FEEDING FLOOR 



This convenient hog house Is Inexpensive, and the feed- 

 ing floor at the side insures cleanliness and thorough sani- 

 tary conditions. A sanitary hog house should be one of the 

 chief improvements of the farm. 



DISINFECT FREQUENTLY; IT NEVER 



HURTS AND IT MAY DO A WORLD 



OF GOOD 



As disease is better understood it becomes more 

 closely identified with germs and bacteria. Hence, 

 to lessen disease we must destroy, so far as pos- 

 sible, the disease-producing germs. For this 

 purpose nothing is better than sunlight and disin- 

 fectants. Sunlight is itself death to all germs; 

 therefore, all stables, and the living quarters for farm 

 animals, should be light and airy, and free from 

 damp corners and lodgment places for dust, ver- 

 min, and bacteria. Even when animals are in good 



