Show Concrete Feeding J Floors for Hogs Improves Pigs Pig's Health And Saves on Food r OETTER BETTER ETTER pork can be pro I and a saving in food rest I where concrete feeding g floors I I used in hog lots ar are e I 1 The concrete feeding floors j I generally made about 4 in inches ches thic thin ate ar i in sections of about 10 square feet I For poorly drained land it U may be necessary to fill nil in with about 6 I inches of gravel or cinders It will take 7 sacks of portland a cement cubic yard of sand and 1 cubic yard gravel or crushed t ro rod octo k g to build a feeding lot s square q u are feet icet 4 inches thick i In addition to better I health co coa concrete feeding floors should result in about 25 per cent increase e tn to number raised from fromm m the sarr sonic same number lumber of sows They will g Br grow o- o w more evenly and reach mark weights Heights weeks earlier It Is a advisable ad- ad d to provide shade when ho hoare hogS hoa are kept on concrete I Pieces of 2 x are comm nl used for side forms They may ma b be salvaged as soon as the concrete concrete has set A straight 2 x 4 may b bused be used as a to level o othe othe oJ the concrete The new concrete should be properly cured by coyer ing with earth straw or as soon roon a as I it has hardened enough not net to bi be marred It should be kept moist most fo for j CURB 1 CONCRETE 1 11 FEEDING FLOOR I rD r- r 1 D D Q r 1 Q v APRON OR ORCUT a. a CUT OFF WAITa WALL WAIT a 0 Method of building curb and apron for concrete feeding floors J at least five days by frequent sprinkling V 1 It is often desirable to place a lo low curb and an apron or cutoff wall ei tending into the ground about Itt q or r 2 feet deep around the edge o vt the feeding floor as in the drawing Thi This prevents the undermining of the th floo floor J |