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Show Clean, "Sanitary Pen With" Concrete Feeding Floor ' --jT " 1 . . : In Iff LL - , J - '-'.-.'...-'--' .. O- . .t -.v - '- s :.. '": f 6-0'H 24 - 0" -f-6'-0" i v Ifl P 1 KCKETB p T s U iul- I 5 i A I 8. jggtg: COticS-Trl By WILLIAM A. RADFORD Mr. William A. Radford will answer Questions and give advice FREE OF COST on all subjects pertaining to the subject of building work on the farm, for the readers of this paper. On account ac-count of his wide experience as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he is. without with-out doubt, '.he highest authority on all these subjects. Address all Inquiries to William A. Radford. No. 1827 Prairie avenue, Chicago, 111., and only inclose two-cent stamp for reply. Sanitary farming has shown us that the hog is not the dirty animal of the past and that It thrives better if clean living conditions exist. Types of houses such as shown in the accompanying accom-panying photograph are steadily replacing re-placing the mud puddles and clay holes of the past. Here is a thoroughly modern barn capable of holding ten pigs or hogs, isolating them so that they will not interfere with each other. The separate sep-arate stalls are provided with individual in-dividual feed troughs. As farmers know, hogs will run up and crowd out the weaker animals at feeding time. This method of feeding is dangerous dan-gerous as well as wasteful and the scientific farmer who keeps a record of feedings will not use It. The better method of individually feeding the animals allows the farmer to keep a record and thereby watch each animal. Also, in breeding, many of the litter are in constant danger of the sow, for , she will lie down without looking. If a clean barn of this style houses her, the young ones are giveu a better chance. The barn is 24 feet by 31 feet, having hav-ing a concrete feeding floor 6 feet wide running the length of the building build-ing and on both sides. The value of a concrete floor cannot be too thoroughly thorough-ly emphasized. The thrifty farmer will see the advantage of this over the wood floor in many ways. All of the feed will be eaten and none is lost between the boards. This floor may be easily cleaned and naturally will outlast out-last the wooden floor. It is far more sanitary. Since it is quite a bit more expensive in the initial cost, the barn here given may have a wooden floor. Individual swinging doors to each pen swing out upon the feeding floor and allow the animals an exit. Sufficient light is allowed to enter to allow the owner to clean and sanitize sani-tize thoroughly and a door at each end aids in cleaning and sweeping up. A very good plan, an addition, would be to build a corn crib at the rear so that the feed would be easily accessible. ac-cessible. Naturally, it is necessary for the side in which the windows are placed, to face the south. The plan here given is simple enough so that any man who has had experience experi-ence in carpenter work can build it. The concrete feeding floor may be built by pouring concrete over a foundation of loose crushed rock or small stones. A good consistency of concrete is made by adding one part of cement to two to three parts of sand. When this is poured on the crushed stone a solid slab Is formed, the thinner mixture flowing between the small rocks. Troweling may be done with a straight edge board and finished off with a float or hand . trowel. |