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that the upper half of the front consists of a series of windows, 

 and it would be safer to have the lower half made of doors which 

 could be closed in case of a driving storm on the front of the pen. 





f-t* x 7-0" 



f'-i'x 7-0" 



If a ^ 



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FIG. 72. Plan of small piggery, d, door; w, window; p, low partition between bed and 

 feeding place ; d 1, doors which form part of partitions when in position, but which can be 

 swung back, shutting the pigs in the part occupied by the bed, when the pen is to be 

 cleaned, or pigs moved from one pen to another, or taken to the loading chute; md, door 

 through which manure is taken; Id, door leading to loading chute (a sliding door w hich 

 slides upwards put of the way would be convenient for closing this opening) ; e d, entrance 

 door. Dotted line shows line of drainage, and fall may be made towards whichever end is 

 most convenient. 



Study Plans. It is impossible to give plansi which would 

 likely meet all requirements, and, no doubt, the plans submitted 

 cannot be adopted exactly as given, but they may be found useful 

 in suggesting ideas in the construction of piggeries. 



It is suggested that students and breeders of swine draw and 

 study many plans before actually building. 



Plan of Small Piggery. (Fig. 72.) A good feature of 



