42 SWINB PRACTICE 



structing the double hog house with the center hall or one half of 

 the double house, offsets in the roof should be provided in order that 

 all parts of each pen will be amply lighted. A second row of 

 windows should be provided on each side, of either a single or 

 double hog houtse, the bottom of the window being about three and 

 one-half feet above the floor. The single farrowing house may be 

 constructed with windows on two sides or with hinged board 

 shutters which may be opened except during stormy weather and 

 thus ample light be provided. 



No special expense is required in the construction of hog houses 

 to make them convenient for the caretaker and thus save labor 

 and inconvenience. The partitions should be made of sections that 

 can be removed and used in making new combinations of pens, alleys 

 or chutes. Troughs for water and feed can be placed where they 

 are readily accessible to the feeder and so arranged that they can 

 be easily and effectively cleaned. The feed bins can be made hopper 

 fashion in order that the feed may be accurately measured and easily 

 obtained. The floors can be so laid that they can be cleaned with 

 little labor, and space that is accessible should be provided for the 

 accumulation of manure and other waste. Water should also be 

 convenient. When possible, running water is most desirable, but 

 this can be provided with safety only in heated hog houses in most 

 sections of the country. 



For fattening hogs, it is quite essential to have a solid floor where 

 feeding and watering is done. These floors should be made of con- 

 crete, although heavy plank will do. Such floors should be provided 

 regardless of the size of the lot or pasture in which the hogs are 

 kept. Feeding and watering troughs or self feeders should be so 

 placed on these floors or platforms that food or water that is spilled 

 will be accumulated on them. The self feeder will be found con- 

 venient and will save feed and labor and therefore be economical 

 for fattening of hogs as well as for the maintenance of breeding 

 hogs. • 



A dipping vat should be provided on every farm on which hogs 

 are kept. It should be so located that the surface drainage can be 

 controlled and so that the arrangement of the pens and chutes will 

 be convenient. The kind of a dipping vat installed will depend , 

 upon the permanency of the location of the vat and the cost price, 

 (pralvanized iron vats are easily placed in position and can be readi- 



