250 SWINE 



get out of doors for more exercise and more sunlight. 

 They also open into the lane which leads to the pas- 

 tures. 



INTERIOR VIEW. 



Cut 30 shows the interior of the hog house here de- 

 scribed. As will be seen all the inside gates, partitions 

 and fences are made of wire woven on tubular iron frames 

 in the form of panels. The panel imijiediately above the 

 trough which is swung back for the purpose of putting 

 the feed into the trough, is hung at the top. The upper 

 bar projects at either end of the panel, one end of which 

 rests in the iron post, as shown, which stands between 

 the gate leading into the pen and the trough ; the other 

 end rests in a notch of the post supporting the roof of the 

 building. The gates leading into the pens are hung and 

 latched so they can be easily opened by the attendant. 

 The wire panels between the pens are made just long 

 enough to reach from the post to the edge of a studding 

 and are held in place by narrow cleats nailed on the side 

 of either end. These panels can be taken out if desirable 

 so that the entire side of the hog house can be thrown to- 

 gether. This, however, is not often necessary in the or- 

 dinary use of the building. Sometimes it is found con- 

 venient to throw two or three pens together into one 

 when a large bunch of sows or pigs is fed in one drove. 



The advantages of wire fences and partitions over 

 wooden ones are as follows : The light coming through 

 the windows at midday when the sun shines in directly 

 or during both the forenoon and afternoon when the sun 

 is not shining directly into the building, is not obstructed 

 and can fall directly upon the floor of the pens. Even 

 early in the morning or late in the evening, when the sun 

 shines through the windows at the ends of the building, 



