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A PIGGERY. 
being thinly spread on a granary floor, it soon be¬ 
comes perfectly dry, and suited to pass through drill 
machines. 
« The mixing of the carbonized peat with the liquid 
manure on the first or fermenting floor, it will be ob¬ 
served, is for laying hold of the gaseous matters as 
they escape during the fermentation; perhaps other 
substances may effect this more effectually, but none 
so cheaply. I think by this plan it will be obvious 
to every one that a great many desiderata are at once 
obtained. In the first place, you get free of about 
956 parts out of every 1,000 of the weight and bulk 
of manure, by the expulsion of the water; while at 
the same time you link all the fertilizing properties 
contained in it to one of the most handy vehicles— 
light, cleanly, and portable, and possessed of the pe¬ 
culiar property of holding together the most volatile 
substances, till gradually called forth by the exigen¬ 
cies of the growing plants. Lastly, you get free of 
the nasty tank, and the abominalile hogshead and 
watering cart, with all its appendages, and are no 
more bothered with overflowing tank, or overfer¬ 
mented liquid, with weather unsuited to its applica¬ 
tion. You have merely to shovel past the saturated 
charcoal, and shovel in a little fresh stuff, and the 
process goes on again of its ow n “ sweet will;” while 
the prepared stuffs lie ready for all crops, all seasons, 
and all times.” 
1 shall speak of poudrette in my next article. 
Buffalo , January , 1845. R. L. A. 
A PIGGERY. 
Ground Plan of Piggery.—Fig. 16. 
This neat and tasteful plan of a piggery was pre¬ 
pared for usbyW.Leavenworth, Esq., and we must 
confess, with all our experience in these matters, we 
think it the most convenient and economical that has 
yet fallen under our observation. The elevation, 
Fig. 17, shows a pigeon-house in front on the second 
story; but this can be dispensed wdth, and the front 
as w r ell as back part devoted to anything else desired; 
or the piggery may be made of one story only. We 
make no calculation as to the cost of this building, 
for that will depend entirely upon circumstances; 
suffice it to say, it may be built as cheaply as on any 
other plan with equal accommodation. 
a, Room for keeping the feed, utensils, &c., 24 feet 
diameter 
b. Boiler, by the side of which tubs for steaming, 
or receiving boiled food may be placed. 
c, Pump, d. Trough for feeding. 
e , Room in which the pigs eat, 11 feet by 5. 
/, Sleeping room, 14 feet by 7. A partition or not, 
as is desired, can be made between these two. We 
think one six inches or a foot high quite sufficient; 
and if this part of the floor was somewhat raised 
above the other, it would be kept drier. A swing 
door opens from this to the yard, into w T hich the pigs 
can go and return to their sty at pleasure. 
g, Yard with an open fence, as shown in Fig. 17, 
or a close one, if preferred. 
The pig apartments e,f, can be made of any re- 
'quired size, as well as the yard g. 
