Show healthful quarters for hogs of big importance if hog bog raising Is to be a profitable business the animals must be ke kept pt healthy this requires that sanitary quarters and equipment be provided hog houses can be designed and built of concrete block so as to satisfy every requirement they possess all the advantages of houses built of other materials and when properly built have none of the disadvantages the accompanying photograph shown show a wine swine house bouse which forms part of the equipment on a large farm in illinois M I 1 M W rr X V s C V 1 1 11 4 SIT 0 T 1 swine house made of concrete blocks concrete block Is the material used in constructing not only the walls of the house itself but also in inclosing small runways at the front the design desiga shown Is known as the half ball monitor ni t r faeo type lype it Is always built to face e t the be south so that sunlight m may ay enter through both the upper and lower tiers of windows A passageway runs from one end to the other which facilitates cleaning the bins chich are located it at both sides of the passageway at one end some space Is set off tor for feed storage and mixing provision Is made here for the e cooking of feed which la Is especially advantageous in cold weather and for early spring litters the swine house should be kept comparatively ively warm either cither with a small heater beater or L 7 insulating the walls so that the animal heat beat Is retained adequate quate ventilation Is also very essential |