CHAPTER TEN. 



A MODERN FARROWING HOUSE. 



As we have no modern farrowing house at Lovejoy Farm, 

 and as I have carefully inspected the one at Gregory Farm, 

 and like it very much, I have pleasure in herewith insert- 

 ing an article written by Mr. W. S. Corsa, and first publish- 

 ed in the Breeders Gazette and later in the July 1909 issue 

 of The Berkshire World and Combelt Stoclanan. 



Mr. Corsa 's article fully explains the arrangement of 

 the house and clearly tells how it is built. 



Doubtless if we were building a new farrowing house at 

 Love joy Farm we would take the Gregory Farm farrow- 

 ing house largely as a pattern. 



The article follows : 



"A combination of good ideas is much more practical and 

 satisfactory than a hobby. The individual farrowing house 

 and lot is a good thing. Under certain conditions it is the 

 most desirable abode for a sow and her family. Fortune 

 ately in this climate that is the case throughout a great 

 part of the year, particularly in stormy weather, but for 

 the best results it is almost indispensible in all weather. 



' ' There need be no argument between rival camps of indi- 

 vidual farrowing houses vs. permanent farrowing houses. 

 They are distinct compliments one to the other. Use the 

 individual house whenever you can. At other times use 

 the permanent house, and let the mother and her new family 

 set up housekeeping in their own individual home at the 

 earliest possible date. 



' ' There are just a few cardinal principles to bear in mind 

 in building a permanent farrowing house. These are largely 

 summed up in remembering that such a house is to be built 

 for the comfort of the hogs rather than the convenience of 

 the herdsman. Fortunately, these two considerations are 

 not necessarily opposed to each other. 



