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7. How many and what breeds in your community? 



8. Do hogs like pasture? 



9. What do hog raisers generally feed the hogs? 

 How expensive is this feed as compared with feed for 

 cattle or horses? 



Problems 



1. A cow requires about 4 feet by 9 feet floor space 

 for a stall, with 4 feet by 3 feet additional for a manger. 

 How much floor space will be required for 20 cows? 



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2. Will it be better to stand the cattle in one long 

 row, or in two rows of 10 each? 



3. If in two rows, would you have them face each 

 other with the manger between, or face the wall ? Why ? 



4. What will be the dimensions of a barn for 20 

 cows in two rows of 10 each, using the floor space given 

 in the first problem? 



5. Draw a plan of this barn with cows facing each 



