Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1914-03-12


ment of Agriculture)
The accompany cut, showing a port
aple A-shaped hog house, with chair
and singletree for hauling. can be-
pult very easily and cheaply, states
farmers bulletin 566. 1t is construct
ed OF l by II inch plank, with cracks
covered with batten. 1t is open in
front and should be placed facing the
south. The floor is feet wide and
rect from front to back, and is nailed
TO three runners or skids The skids
may be made of lumber or poles abou,
inches in diameter and fiattened on
one side, to which the floor is nailed
A large hole can be bored through the
front end of the outer skids so that a
chain can be fastened to them to fa-
cllitate moving the house by the use
OF a team. A piece of by inch
material is nailed on the outer edges
of the top of floor to prevent the
house from spreading at the bottom.
Each side of the house is made of
SIX pieces of l by IL inch plank feet
long, nailed to a piece of by 4 lying
Hat about inches from the top of the
plank, another about 31s feet from
the top, and a piece of by nailed
edgewise about IL inches from the
bottom. This should be braced at each
end of the underside by a right-angle
block of by inch material nailed to
the rail and to the side of the house
The long piece of by will act as
guard under which the young pies
may take shelter when the SOW lies
down. This will save many Digs from
being crushed to death
The hack of hn g..
the two sides in a groove made by
mailing two pieces of l by 1h-inch ma
terial lengthwise on the inner side of
each side of the house. The house is
then set up" on the floor and the
sides held together by mailing a short
piece OF l by 6-inch plank across the
front and back of the house about
one and one-half feet below the top.
ms VIII prevent it from being blown
down by the wind or a storm. sad
ole board made by mailing two pieces
Oh by 6-inch plank together can then
be put over the ridge Of the house to
keep out rain.
house built thus can be moved ON
the skids or can be taken down by re-
moving the by 6-inch brace from the
front and the back of the house. If
the house is located in an open field,
where there is danger of heavy winds,
a guy wire should be securely fast
ened TO stake driven deep into the |
ground. This is a precaution which
VIII justify the trouble required, as it |
may save litter of pigs from being
crushed in case of a storm Such a
house can be constructed without the |
take-down" feature, and by securely |
mailing 1t will not need the guy wire. |
Some dirt may be thrown up at the |
front OF the house to the level of the |
moor SO that young pigs may enter
without trouble. The material neces-
sary to build this house is as follows:
Thirteen pieces l by 12-inch by 1G
feet for sides back and floor of house.
Nine pieces 16-feet batten.
Three pieces by 4-inch by - feet
for framework
Two pieces by S-inch by IL feet for
pig rail or guard.
One piece l by 6-inch by 16 feet for
saddle board.
Three poles for skids.
Nails.
Total, 272 board feet OF lumber. IA
linear Feet of batten, three poles and
the nails. AS rough lumber suitable
TOT the construction of such a house
can usually be secured for about $40
per l,oOO in the south, the material
VIII cost about five dollars This type
OF mouse is suitable for practically all ,
parts OF the south, as no extremely
cold weather is experienced and the !
open front permits sunshine to enter
the house for several hours each dav ,
In case boy cannot obtain material
TO build such house as has lust been ,
described, he should get whste ma ,
terfal is available on the farm and ,
build shelter for his hogs. II can ,
be made out OF waste planks, for any ,
shelter that will protect the hogs ,
from cold winds and rain and give ,
them dry bed, at the same time nor
hitting the sun to shine in during
portion of the day. will be quite an i'm
provement over conditions existing on
so many farms &c present.
A shelter to be used during the sum-
mer months may be made by setting
four poles or posts into the ground and
securely mailing 2 by 6-inch material
around these about three feet from
the ground; upon these few light
poles may be put cross-wise ana straw
or coarse hay piled on top. The straw
should be piled higher in the middle
than at the edges and smoothed down
so the rain will run OF. This will fpr-
nish shade during the greater part of
the day No shelter should be built ,