FARM BUILDINGS, FENCES, GATES 



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Hog Houses. — The profitable production of swine demands dry, 

 sanitary, comfortable housing. Warmth is also essential, especially at 

 the time of farrowing. Early pig production is impossible without warm 

 shelter. The hog house should be conveniently located, but should take an 

 inconspicuous position in the group of farm buildings. Whether the house 

 is stationary or movable, it should be well ventilated and admit plenty 

 of sunlight. The movable type of hog house is coming into quite general 

 use, and has several advantages over the stationary one. In case of disease 

 the houses may be disin- 

 fected and moved to new 

 lots, thus escaping the 

 infected ones. They are 

 also very convenient 

 where pasture is depended 

 upon and is changed from 

 year to year. To be 

 serviceable, such houses 

 should be suited to all 

 seasons of the year. 

 During the summer they 

 should be open and afford 

 shade. During the win- 

 ter or the farrowing season 

 they should be closed and 

 still admit direct sunlight. 

 The accompanying illus- 

 trations show two views of 

 the Iowa gable roof hog 

 house. This house meets 

 the requirements named. 



A bill of material 

 and estimate of cost of 

 this type of individual 

 house is as follows: 



Interior op Double Corn Crib. 1 



BILL OF MATERIAL AND ESTIMATE OF COST.* 

 The Iowa Gable Roof House. 



1 piece 4" x 4" x 16' for runner, fir, 2H board feet, at $55 per M $1 . 17 



4 pieces 2" x 12" x 12' for floor, No. 1 white or yellow pine, 96 board feet, at 



$30 per M 2.88 



1 piece 2" x 4" x 8' for floor stiffeners, No. 1 white or yellow pine, 5| board feet, 



at $28 per M 15 



3 pieces 2" x 4" x 8' for rafters, No. 1 white or yellow pine 



1 piece 2" x 4" x 8' for girt, No. 1 white or yellow pine 



1 piece 2" x 4" x 10' for ridge, No. 1 white or yellow pine 



2 pieces 2" x 4" x 10' for plates, No. 1 white or yellow pine 



1 Courtesy of The Pennsylvania Farmer, Philadelphia, Pa. 



2 Courtesy of Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station. 



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