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the sows and their litters as soon as the pigs are old enough 

 to be put out-of-doors. The individual cots may be scattered 

 about the lot or pasture, and moved as often as necessary 

 to keep the quarters clean. For winter service the cots 

 can be collected side by side in a sheltered place, banked 

 and used for sleeping quarters. 



Individual hog cot, on runners, so that it can be drawn from 

 place to place. 



The feeding floor. The use of a sanitary feeding 

 floor should be much more common than it is. It is a 

 great waste of grain to scatter it in the mud or dust of a 

 dirt yard. This mode of feeding is also injurious to the 

 health of the pigs, for it compels them to breathe in a great 

 amount of dust and to eat impurities in order to get the 

 grain. The effect is seen in such diseases as "thumps" and 

 "wheezes," and in the greater liability to colds, tuberculosis 

 and other troubles. 



