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near by or convenient to the well or large water-tank. The vat 

 is filled about three-fourths full of water and one quart of dip 

 added. The dip is renewed about once in two weeks and the 

 water supplied as needed. During the muddy season the tank 

 should be cleaned and a fresh start made. The liquid may be 

 removed in a few minutes with a scoop shovel. The hogs 



Fig. 173. — Hog-dipping Equipment. Dipping- vat set in ground. 



wallow in this at will, and they do not seem to mind the dip ; 

 when the water is fresh they often drink small quantities of the 

 liquid. This keeps the hogs free from lice and skin diseases 

 and helps to keep down worms, cholera, and other swine plagues. 



SHELTER FOE SWINE 



Some one has fittingly said, "The hog does not need a palace 

 or an upholstered cage, nor does he prosper in a dungeon." 

 Occasionally much money is uselessly expended in the construc- 

 tion of a large and expensive building which is in use only a 

 part of the y«ar ; more often, however, swine are housed in a hole 

 in the straw stack or in a shed constructed from fence rails or 

 poles and covered with straw or fodder. Such places are dun- 



