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Show STRAWSTACK IS POOR PROTECTION Hogs Huddle Up and Get Too Warm in Winter. "Any port In a storm, of course. But a straw pile Is one of the poorest poor-est of all possible poor ports for the hogs when a blizzard or a sudden sud-den cold spell hits the farm." says J. W. Wuiehet, extension specialist In swine growing, for the Ohio State university. "Let ling the hogs burrow Into a straw slack for shelter from the bad weather Is better than leaving them to freeze to death, but not much better,'' says Wuiehet. "The reason Is that when hogs huddle Into straw stacks they pile up In heaps to keep warm, they get too warm, and when they get out for feed or any oilier leason, are liable to get pneumonia and other diseases. "lven more Important is the fact that such a refuge is highly Insanitary, Insani-tary, and a hog is more susceptible to unsanitary conditions than most other farm animals. When hogs pile up under a straw stack their skins are caked with filth and get Into bad condition, and their general gen-eral health Is affected. "Much better, have some sort of houses, either central sheds or Individual In-dividual houses. In extremely cold weather bank their houses with straw to keep out the wind and conserve con-serve the body heat of the hogs, but be sure to leave sufficient ventilation." |