The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-03-22
BHOODING PENS.

as possible, so that the newborn claim
ants for pedigrees may nurse often and
accumulate strength to enable them to
keep out of the way of the mother
when she gets up and walks about.
The noise and commotion of the other
animals in the house prevent the new
mother from remaining quiet; on the
contrary, it makes her restless, uneasy,
irritable and reckless, and the result is
that the little, weak, awkward, stag
gering fellows are, or at least large
per cent. of them, trampled under foot
and either crippled or killed. Fourth,
the large hog-house can not be made as
warm as small one without great ex-
pense. Fifth, the large house is more
expensive than the same number of
farrowing pens constructed separately.
/ present above an illustration of
system of small lots and the location of
the sleeping and feeding pens, together
with place for cribs, well, etc.
The illustration explains itself, and
but little need be added except to give
dimensions, mode of construction, ETC.
In size it is 250x500 feet. The widths as
they center on the feeding circle are 25
feet The dotted line is designed to
show how the entire pens may be made
in the form of half-cirole. If the
square form is used each lot contains
nearly half-acre, Nos. and 8 being
little over and the two others less than
half-acre. The two largest lots can be
used for the two largest litters. The
feeding half-circle is at its widest place
l25 feet, and the largest width 621l feet
This gives room for large crib or grain
room and for we'll. p. p. p. p. p. p.
are the sleeping pens GxS; f. r. +. +.
Il. Il. are feeding floors, 10x12 feet;
S. S. 5. S. S. S. are places for shade II
there be no natural shade in the lots,
and may be constructed as follows
Place four forks or posts in the ground,
leaving above ground three to three and |
one-half feet. and on these posts or
forks place rails or poles, and on top of |
them about three feet of straw. Such a
structure makes an excellent and cheap |
shade.
All outside fencing should be at least |
four feet high, and the inside partition
fences need not be over three feet in
height. To construct six pens on the
inch thick, six inches wide and eighteen
feet long, or twelve feet in length takes
same amount. II the panels are only
twelve feet long it takes 246 posts; If
panels are made then
only 164 posts will be needed. The
total cost of the six pens, Including slee p
ing pens, feeding floors, and all materi-
al, labor, ETC., with lumber at 81. so per
hundred, is S159.50. If the lumber can
be obtained at 81 per hundred, and the
owner does the work himself, the ma
terial will cost $94.67. The advantages
Of the separate-lot system are many, but
4 few of them may be named without
extending this article unduly. First,
zach sleeping and farrowing-room is off
20 itself and away from the feeding
place, and the occupant of one need not
% disturbed by the noise or restless
less of the occupants of the other lots;
econd, the pen can be made warmer
md more comfortable, and if necessary,
IS it hequently is, can be made quite
lark; third, it Is cheaper in its construc-
ion; fourth, each litter can in that way
20 kept by itself until weaving time,
md still have plenty of room for exer-
Use, and in addition avoids the smaller
md weaker litters from being robbed
~ the older and stronger ones. 1t does {
way with the necessity for ear marks
O designate the members of the several (
itters from each other, for at weaving
ime the SOW may be turned out and the
'lgs kept in the lot until they are ready
or the market. I
Pres usually receive a ration too rich
n carbohydrates and deficient in pro- |,
elm, says writer. The necessity of
living heterogeneous or protein food
an not be overestimated, especially to
oung pigs, as they require twice as
,nch nitrogen as old hogs; yet feeding
or health or profit is not subserved by I
seding protein foods alone, as they are \
onstipating, and, except clover, costly. q
n experiment has demonstrated that e
ne bushel of corn will make as much v
ork as three bushels of oats; yet good C
ats are an excellent hog food, being r
ch In nitrogen and the ash that is n
e0essary for the formation OF bone. p