262 SWINE 



The individual hog house system as compared to the 

 large house is further handicapped by requiring more 

 labor to feed and care for the herd, and the cots are not 

 as well adapted for purposes of farrowing because a fen- 

 der cannot be so well arranged, it is not so sanitary, and 

 in the case of vicious sows not so safe for the attendant. 

 A cot, however, costs less than a pen in the large hog 

 house, but this is at least partly overbalanced by the fact 

 that each cot has with it, when used for farrowing pur- 

 poses, a small pasture. 



Perhaps the best and most economical arrangement is 

 a combination of the two, using the large house for far- 

 rowing purposes and the cots or small houses as shelters 

 for the shotes and fattening hogs, as well as for the mem- 

 bers of the breeding herd that are not in the large house 

 caring for a litter. The large house, when built as here 

 outlined, and when not in use for farrowing purposes, 

 can be used to better advantage for feeding than the cot 

 because it is more sanitary, more convenient, and also 

 cooler in summer. 



A PORTABLE PANEL FENCE. 



A piece of fence that can easily be moved is a great 

 convenience on a hog farm. With it pens can quickly be 

 made or readjusted to suit circumstances. Many times 

 such a fence is not in use because its advantages are not 

 known, or because it is thought to be difficult to con- 

 struct. To simplify the construction of such a fence the 

 cut (35) and following directions for construction are 

 herewith given. This was originally prepared for an Illi- 

 nois Experiment Station circular, but only a limited num- 

 ber of this circular were published. There are other 

 fences of this nature in use, but this has proved satisfac- 

 tory at the Illinois Experiment Station farm. 



