378 Western Live-stock Management 



Dietrich at the Illinois Experiment Station as described 

 in Ilhnois Bulletin 109. This house has been in operation 

 for eleven years and has been found quite satisfactory. 

 The vital principle of this house is the location of the 

 windows so that the maximum sunlight will reach the 

 pens "during the time of the year when the pigs are far- 

 rowed, while in midsummer when the sun is high, it is 

 shut out by the projection of the roof. The centralized 

 house should not be too close to other buildings and it 

 should be located on ground that will produce pastures 

 suitable for hogs during the greatest part of the year. 

 A number of plans for providing a separate pasture for 

 each compartment of the centralized house have been 

 worked out, but the expense of fencing and the difficulty 

 of cultivating small fields usually make them impractical. 

 For this reason it is considered better to provide fewer 

 but larger pastures and have four or five compartments 

 open into each. 



GEANAEY 



As a part of the centralized pig house, or in close prox- 

 imity to it, should be a granary large enough to contain 

 sufficient grain and other feed to last through the feeding 

 period. It is especially desirable to have all of the feed 

 close enough to the pigs that it need not be hauled during 

 muddy weather. The granary should have a sufficient 

 number of compartments to contain as many mixtures 

 as are likely to be used at any one time during the year. 

 In addition, there should be a mixing floor. Convenient 

 to this, but not too close, should be a water supply. 



A sufficient amount of grain room should be allowed 

 to each sow, to contain seven pounds of feed for each day 

 she is to be fed in the building. If it is desirable to store 



