THE PIGGERY. 



the crib of one and one-fourth by two inches, lath 

 placed three-fourths of an inch apart. HH are 



openings through 

 which the corn 

 is thrown into 

 the crib from the 

 wagon in the en- 

 try. The cement 



1 , floors also form 



FIG. 3. the foundation on 



which the building stands. This pen will accommo- 

 date from ten to twenty brood sows with their pigs, 

 and the cribs will hold 2500 bushels of corn. The 

 driveway may be used as a shelter for farm imple- 

 ments or for a cooking outfit, if desired. This plan 

 of a pen, however, is open to one great objection in 

 our cold northern states : if one set of pens is placed 

 towards the south, the other set necessarily opens to 

 the north and are consequently cold and icy. 



The illustration here shown is an adaptation of the 

 pen of a leading Wisconsin hog raiser. The floor plan 



is also shown. The house is forty feet long and six- 

 teen feet wide, with a front shed and a corn crib at the 

 back. The cook room is twelve by sixteen feet. The 



