Show 11 r e proper hog housing insures fair profit poor house will not produce quality hogs A A D EQUATE housing is one of the arx fundamentals of successful hog raising this is especially true where the house is used for weanling pigs not generally recognized extremes of cold and heat are gardei on hogs than any other farm animal while a portable shelter is usually advisable it may not always be possible or practical A portable hog good building essential Es sen ia house should be easy to move dry admit plenty of sunlight I 1 we well 11 ventilated ti economical cool in summer and warm and dry in winter easy to clean sturdy and of suitable size A colony house seven by eight feet is large enough to shelter four or five pigs that average pounds if they have access to pasture or 01 outdoor lot A safer rule would be to allow two square feet for each pig pasture for portable hog houses is advisable but where the building is stationary it is recommended that the run immediately around the house be of concrete the trough may be of hard wood or of concrete the fence should be of woven wire or a suitable board fence approved types of electric fences are inexpensive and suitable housing space should not be wasted on weanling pigs unless they are long bodied and carry arty c their width uniformly have short hort S necks neat and compact shoulders and plump hams and have smooth sides most attention should be paid to the development of the regions of highest priced cuts such as hams and sides less attention to length of head color or other minor considerations erat ions |