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quite a number of hogs. The advantages of the large house are: 

 It is more economical for a large number of hogs; it is convenient 

 for feeding and affords provisions for saving manure. If the house 

 is to be quite large it is usually advisable to arrange the pens in two 

 rows with an alley way between. The alley should be 4 to 6 feet 

 wide unless it is desirable to have space for the passing of a wagon. 

 In that event the alley should be 8 to 10 feet wide. 



The individual house, as the name suggests, is intended for one hog 

 or for a sow and her brood. One decided advantage of the individ- 

 ual or portable house is that it can be moved from place to place 



Fig. 4. — Individual or colony house. 



and can thus be kept sanitary and made accessible to pastures. 

 There are two general styles of individual houses, namely, the box- 

 shaped with four upright walls and the A-shaped. The dimensions 

 should be 6 feet by 10 feet, or 8 feet by 8 feet. Wooden floors are 

 good, but not necessary. The floor should be higher than the outside 

 level of the ground, to insure dryness. All houses should be suf- 

 ficiently high to permit the attendant to move about them with 

 comparative freedom. By placing fenders on the walls a few inches 

 from the floor, individual houses may be used for farrowing pens. 



Farrowing pens: When a number of sows are kept on a farm it may 

 be desirable to have a regular farrowing pen. A small house pro- 



