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of the pig’s habit of rooting. If pigs have the opportunity, 
that is, if their pen is built in such a manner as to permit 
it, they will keep themselves and their beds clean, so there 
is usually provided some sort of device which will shut 
off the bedding quarters from the dung quarters. The 
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bed may be placed on a platform raised from two to six 
inches above the remainder of the pen, and the remaining 
portion built according to either of thepreviously suggested 
methods. On the other hand, the entire pen may slope 
towards the outside door or towards the drain, and no 
special precaution taken to keep the bedding out of the 
manure. (See Fig. 35.) 
The advantages for concrete are durability and sani- 
tation. The disadvantages are the expense involved and 
