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The lighting of this type of house is sometimes augmented 

 by building a monitor above the alley-way and supplying two 

 additional rows of windows. This construction adds con- 



Fig. 268. Cross section of a hog house with gable roof. 



siderably to the cost. A type of house which is being used 

 and developed in Iowa is one with a skylight running through- 

 out the entire length of the building. This system of lighting 



Ureen-house 

 Window. 



Fig 269 Cross section of a hog house with a sky-light in the roof 

 Direct sunlight strikes all parta of the floor during the day. 



