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side and long on the other side. In the latter the short 

 part of the roof is usually arranged so that it can be re- 

 moved to let the sun shine in on warm days. Many times 

 these cots are built square, like an ordinary house, with 

 windows and doors at the sides. The size of these cots 



CUT 33. HEAR VIEW OF A-SHAPED COT FOR SWINE. 



should be such that they will shelter the desired number 

 of pigs, and in the manner of construction the funda- 

 mental principles for a hog house should be observed, 

 namely, they should allow the sun to shine on the floor 

 of the interior; they should afford warmth and shelter 

 from cold winds in the winter; they should have suffi- 

 cient fresh air, and at all times they should be dry. 



