Show arrangement for hog I 1 F feeding beding quite handy originated and used at illinois experiment station A handy arran arrangement geniL nit for or feeding hogs originated anti used ut at tile tho 1111 agI apicultural cultural experiment stil tin furm farm Is shown herewith it consults conal ts of u con creto feeding floor 12 feet wide and 14 feet long and tw two 0 concrete troughs each 12 feet long made separate from tile bloor at tile alio outside corners of the troughs four posts are set in tho concrete floor to these are spiked 2 by 8 inch plews pieces which support panels which can be 10 swung over the troughs this feature enables tile the herdsman to keep the hogs away from the trough while it to la being filled A strap iron fixture holds tho panel lo ILI tile posit position lon desired ono of tile easiest improvements for tho the hog ralser to build la Is a concrete feeding floor and it will bring eliu quicker and larger returns for the woney money invested than any other part of his hog raising equipment loss of valuable feed Is prevented when hogs hoga art are fed on a concrete door all lor considerable time and labor will be bayed if tile the feeding floor Is located near tile the corncrib or gennary it Is desirable to place the feeding floor door on the south or east cast side of the corncrib or 1109 ho ghouse house as it will then be largely protected from cold winds the loca tion selected should be well drained where the ground Is firm and well drained concrete may be laid directly 44 77 ra am j handy arrangement for hogs upon the soil utter after all grass and other perishable matter have been removed and the area brought to proper level and firmly compacted concrete feeding floors floor 9 should fould be made not less than four inches thick what Is known as one course construction which means the same mixture of concrete throughout should bo be used the mixture should bo be a which means one sack of port portland lana to two cubic feet of clean well graded san sand d to three cuble cubic feet of clean poll pen bles or broken stone not to exceed 11 1 inches in diameter two inch lumber should bo be set up for forms and firmly staked to line and grade tile tho floor should be sloped in at least one direction so it will drain quickly after rains sunshine and rain will help keep the surface clean A slope of one quarter inch to tile the foot will be enough |