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MANUAL OF FARM ANIMALS 



which holds them in any desired position. By having the hinges 

 on the top, the storm and hot sun cannot enter and yet by ad- 

 justing the opening, air may circulate freely without causing a 

 draft on the animals. These top doors are very important. It 

 is a serious mistake to build these houses with but one opening, 

 as is sometimes done. There is no ventilation whatever, and 

 the house in warm weather becomes a suffocating quarter. 



Fig. 175. — Shed-shaped Individual Hog-house, with Shade Attached. 



The illustration of the shed-roof portable hog-house shows a 

 shade at the rear under which the pigs can lie in comfort. This 

 shade is five feet wide, made of inch boards placed upon remov- 

 able supports which rest on cleats nailed to the ends of the 

 house (Fig. 175). 



Disadvantages and advantages. — The individual hog-house has 

 the disadvantage of requiring more labor to feed and care for 

 the herd. With each sow and litter in a pen or cot by them- 

 selves it takes considerable time to make the rounds, and this 

 must often be done in the storm. Furthermore, vicious sows are 

 more difficult to attend, and the feeder is often obliged to enter 



