BULLETIN 646, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



lesson n. 



TOPIC: HOUSES. 



Time. — Early fall. 



Lesson outline. — Location: A well-drained site 

 and, if possible, should have sufficient elevation 

 climb in reaching it. If practicable the house 

 south side of a hill. 



Principles of construction: Four important 

 observed in hog-house construction; namely, 

 warmth, and cleanliness. Light is provided by 

 along a north and south line and by putting in 



should be selected 

 to give the hogs a 

 should occupy the 



tilings should be 

 light, ventilation, 

 placing the house 

 suitable doors and 



Fig. 3.— Large or community house. 



windows. Doors, windows, and roof ventilation furnish a proper 

 interchange of air. Hogs need good ventilation as well as people. 

 A well-constructed house with good floor and bedding provides 

 sufficient warmth. 



Let it be remembered that the hog has little natural protection 

 from cold; hence the necessity for comfortable quarters. Cement 

 makes a satisfactory floor, but in colder climates must be covered 

 with wooden false floors. A good floor makes it much easier to keep 

 the house clean. The arrangement of the house should be such that 

 the beds and feed floors are well separated. 



Kinds of houses: There are two general classes of houses — large 

 community or stationary (fig. 3), and small individual or movable 

 (fig. 4). The large house has individual pens and is intended for 



