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Show INDIVIDUAL HOUSE FOR HOGS Something New That Prove More Set lefectory Then Old Style "A" Shaped Building. For 20 years the A style of Individ, ual houe haa been In une. Wo were well satisfied with them, write John M. Jamison, in the Amerieai. Swineherd, Swine-herd, until we eaw a neighbor uhIiik uoirtfthlriK that we liked better. Then we were anxioue for some of the old ones to go to pieces no we could build a few of the new onee to give them a trial. Recently we built three, and liked them so well that we Khali take to Individual House for Hoge. pieces the batanc of the old-style ones and make them go an far as they will In building the new ones The most satisfactory dimensions are as follows: Six feet square, two arid one-half feet high at the back and five and oms-half feet at front. Tho front always to the south. The creep door, eighteen inches wide and two feet high, cut In the east end, six ' Inches from the southeast corner. Th large door, eighteen Inches wldo and four and one-half feet high, cut In south side at eaat corner. Should be built of the beat matched lumber, battened or tongued and grooved of bent quality. If metal la lined for roof. It should be laid over paper or felt of some kind to prevent moisture form-lug form-lug on the under side of the roof w hich keel the floor wet. It should be built as close as possible. possi-ble. The only ventilation and sunshine ntded can be had at the doors. Whoa the weather Is too cold for aafe farrowing, far-rowing, a lantern can be hung to a rafter on the high side with a short hurdle acroo die floors. There Is no need of craw tinning to get away from an angry sow. |
