CHAPTER XVII 

 CARE AND MANAGEMENT OF SWINE 



While the hog has an omnivorous appetite and wUl eat 

 refuse of all kinds, its habits are exceedingly clean. There 

 is no other farm animal that appreciates more clean and 

 healthful quarters, and that responds better to good care 

 and wise feeding. 



Quarters. — While quarters for hogs need not be ex- 

 pensive, they should provide an abundance of sunlight and 

 fresh air. In cold climates, hog houses should be warmly 

 constructed. The large central house should be so ar- 

 ranged that it can be divided into small pens. If possible 

 the doors of the pens should open into small lots or runways 

 to give the animals an opportunity to get out for exer- 

 cise. In connection with the hog house there should be a 

 feed room, equipped with a stove or heater, where water 

 can be heated and feeds warmed or cooked. 



The up-to-date hog plant has individual hog houses, or 

 colony houses, as they are sometimes caUed. The breed- 

 ing animals are usually kept in these colony houses all 

 winter, where they have the advantage of plenty of exer- 

 cise and good air. 



= AU hog houses should be clean, well bedded with straw, 

 ;=and the walls should be whitewashed and disinfected regu- 

 ■feriy.- Feed troughs and other feed receptacles should be 

 kfept clean. 



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