Show A Sclrntiflc PIery Country Gentleman in reply to a correspondent cor-respondent gives the annexed plan for a large piggery Its capacity may be increased in-creased to any extent by adding to the length at each end with the same internal in-ternal arrangements The feeding pens are placed on a sloping plank floor and they are readily cleaned by pushing the manure through the horizontal slits extending ex-tending along each side C C C are passages pas-sages for the attendant in feeding the animals F F F are feeding apartments I I II I C r cG c 0 8 B D r cr c GC A o Il 0 PIGGSRY PLAN G G G are sleeping apartments B B the central passage The troughs extend l ex-tend part way across the feeding rooms with a board partition between be-tween them Tho divisions between I tho feeding rooms and the sleeping apartments are a single board 6 in high which holds the clean straw from becoming be-coming mixed with tho manure D D D are doors through which the animals may enter and sliding doors may be made for all the apartments and between be-tween them for throwing two together when desired The spaco A contains the cooking apparatus to which may be added any additional heater when necessary neces-sary Each window affords light to two 1 j apartments and which will aid in keeping keep-ing them perfectly clean The floor has a uniform surface with no break the central portion being level while tho side floors for the eating pens have a slope to aid in cleaning and drainage being about 4 in in 6 ft To assist in cleaning an opening open-ing is made 6 in wide along the whole length of the outside of tho sloping slop-ing floors and a board 6 in wide is hung on hinges at the upper edge so that it may be hooked up for cleaning and l 1 rMt s PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF PIGGERY lowered for excluding cold air in cold weather or opened for the admission of fresh air in warm weather Tho ground should slope away from the building on both sides Pigs are naturally cleanly animals if their owners will only give them a chance and with a supply of clean straw for bedding they will keep clean |