Show IS POOR protection hogs huddle up and get too warm in winter any port la in a storm of 0 course r but ut a straw pile Is one of the poorest of all possible poor ports for or the bois bog 8 w when hen a blizzard or a sudden cold spell hits the farm says J W extension specialist la in swine growing lor for the ohio state university letting the hogs furrow into a straw stack tor for shelter from tile the bad weather Is bettor better than leaving then them V t freeze to death but dot much be better says Wu lebet het the reason Is that when hogs huddle into straw stacks blacks they pile up in heaps to keep warm kurui they get too warm and when they get out for feed or any other reason are liable to pneumonia and other even more important Is tle tact fact that such a refuge is highly tary and a hog Is more susceptible ibl e to unsanitary conditions than most other farm an animals linaN when hogs bogs pile up un der it a straw stack their skins skills are caked with filth film and get into bad con and their general health Is affected siueli better have some sort of boises hoi ses either central sheila sheds or andl individual houses la in extremely cold weather eather bank these houses with straw to keep out the wind and conserve the body heat of the hors hogs but be sure to leave sufficient ventilation |