A Modern Pabbowing House. 



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"In building a permanent farrowing house, as in build- 

 ing anything permanent, consideration should be given to 

 location. It would seem to be better to place such a build- 

 ing reasonably near the individual lots and away from the 

 general group of farm buildings. For many reasons this 

 may not always be feasible, but it would seem to be a good 

 practice to keep the hogs away from the barns and ad- 

 joining buildings. 



"The nightmare of the permanent farrowing house is 

 disease, so that the sanitary conditions are always the de- 

 ciding ones, as sunshine, the cheapest and best germicide 

 in eveiy pen at some hour of the day ; plenty of ventilation 

 without draught and no harboring place for filth. 



"While the permanent farrowing house at Gregory Farm 

 has received unusually favorable comment from visitors we 

 do not take any particular credit to ourselves. We are in- 



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d'ebted to such well-known members of The Gazette family 

 as Mr. Wing, Mr. Bonham, Mr. Love joy. Prof. Dietrich and 

 others, for valuable suggestions, which were collected and 

 in hand a year or more before the house was begun. 



"Our principal office was to sit in judgment as court of 

 last resort on the many suggestions offered, and occasion- 

 ally building in a vagrant idea of our own. 



"This house is located with reference to the individual 

 hog lots and houses much the same as the Light Brigade to 

 the Russian cannon of Balaklava. It stands on ground 

 with a decided slope to the south, giving good natural sur- 

 face drainage. At the rear an open wood of natural forest 

 trees on somewhat higher ground affords material protec- 

 tion from the north and northwest storms of winter. 



"Having with some care located the site, we started in 

 •on the foundation by digging a trench six inches wide and 



