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Show fastened together by a saddle of two 1 by 6-inch boards. There should also be a board nailed across the front to help hold the sides. As a framework for the back, 2 by 4-inch 4-inch pieces are placed upright 2 feet from each side and nailed to the floor and sides. A crosspiece is put in 2 feet from the floor. The back boards are nailed to this framework and to the sides. A guard rail should be placed across thg, back the same as on the sides. The sides should be fastened firmly together so that no storm will blow them down. The cracks should be covered with batten. Guy wires should be put in place to keep the house from blowing over if in an exposed ex-posed position. For Fattening Pigs, The A-type house is very good for a few fattening pigs and may be used to house a sow and litter in warmer climates. In sections where cold winters win-ters are experienced the front should be closed in. This will make a good shelter for a sow and her spring litter. If the front is to be closed this should be decided before the house is built. This is necessary for two reasons. First, provision for ventilation should be made, which can be done by inserting insert-ing three or four G-inch pieces of 2 by 4-inch material at the apex and spiking the sides firmly to them, thus providing provid-ing a series of 2-inch spaces for ventilation. venti-lation. The saddle-boards are raised. Second, the insertion of the blocks to provide for ventilation will change the angle at which the boards for the back are cut. In building the front proceed the same as with the back. The door should be 22 inches by 3 feet. If the front is closed the window in the front should be on hinges so that it may be opened to give ventilation. If the weather is severe at farrowing time, one or two lighted lanterns hung in the top of the house will make it quite comfortable for the young pigs. MOVABLE HOUSES SUITED 10 HOGS A-Shaped Type Especially Adapted Adapt-ed to Beginner in Swine Business. GOOD IN SUMMER AND WINTER Front Can Be Closed in Colder Climates Cli-mates Afford Needed Shelter for Sow and Litter Lanterns Will Supply Heat. Movable or colony hog houses are especially suited to the needs of the farmer just starting in the hog business busi-ness and also for pig club members who are doing their part to help the 15 per cent increase needed in hog population. These houses, especially where the w inters are mild, will meet all the needs of hogs for shelter both from the hot sun of summer and the-dampness the-dampness and storm of winter. They can be moved from field to field n"s the pigs are changed from one grazing crop to another. Their use makes it easy to keep the hogs healthy, as the house, can be moved as soon as one place becOiiies unclean, A-Shaped House. Two types the box-shaped . house and the A-shaped house are described by specialists of the United States department de-partment of agriculture in a recent publication. This article deals with the construction of the smaller or A-shaped shelter. The A-shaped house shown in the accompanying illustration illustra-tion and plans, is 8 feet wide and 6 feet from baclc to front. The foundation founda-tion is mitde of three runners of 4 by 4-inch material or straight poles, A floor of l.inch material is nailed to the three rur ners. Pieces 2 by 4 inches are nallefl along the outside of the tool' to kiep the sides from spreading nt the bottom. The sides are built on the ground and then set up. Each side is made of six 1 by 12-lneh boards 8 feet long. These are held together by two 2 by 4-inch crosspiecp.s, one about 9 inches from the top and the other about Zlk feet. About 10 inches from the bottom of the sides a 2 by 6-inch piece is nailed edgewise and braced at the ends by blocks ail shown In the illustration. This piece will act as a guard rail and prevent the sow from laying on her pigs. T.e two sides are set up and Plan ef A-Shaped Hog House; Closed Front on Left Provision for Ventilation Ventila-tion Shown In Small Diagram. MATERIAL NEEDED TO MAKE A-SHAPED HOG HOUSE Total Size Length Measurement Pieces. (Inches). (Feet). Use. (Board feet). 13 U13 1C RIdfB, back and floor 208 0 1G Button 4 2x4 12 Framework K t 2x6 12 (liinrrl rail 82 1 .. fintldli-tioartl 8 1 1x3 16 Vo(;n for runners .... Total, 280 board feet of lumber, 144 feet batten, 3 polos, and noccHnnry nalln. |