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Fig. 174. — A-Shaped Individual Hog-house. 



if the lots where they are kept for winter use are muddy, a wood 

 floor should be provided. A ventilator should be provided, 

 which may be made by 

 sawing off the ends of 

 two roof boards and cov- 

 ering the hole thus formed 

 with a V-shaped hood 

 (Fig. 174). In order to 

 provide light a window- 

 glass ought to be placed in 

 the front above the door 

 and a second in the rear. 

 A door two feet wide and 

 two feet and six inches 

 high should be provided 

 at one end. The door itself may be suspended by a rope and 

 arranged to slide up and down as it will need to be used only in 

 very cold weather. For summer use a gunny sack may be 

 hung over the door, as this will serve to brush the flies off as 

 the hog enters and to keep the cot cool. To facilitate mo'dng 

 from lot to lot, the structures should be placed on runners. If 

 brood sows are due to farrow in very cold weather, these cots 

 can be made very comfortable by standing fodder or placing 

 straw about them. 



The shed-shaped individual hog-house. — In Fig. 175 is shown the 

 front elevation of a shed-roof hog-house eight feet wide, twelve 

 feet long, and seven feet high in front and three behind, which 

 is sometimes preferred to the A-shaped house. It is provided 

 with doors in the rear, the same size as the lower front doors, 

 and placed diagonally opposite, so that by opening all the doors 

 it makes a cool house in summer. On the other hand, by closing 

 the lower doors and opening the upper doors, for ventilation, it 

 makes a warm house for cold winter weather. The upper front 

 doors are arranged with wooden ratchets on the back side. 



